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Counties in Mississippi by death rate (July to June)

Sharkey County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 82 counties in 2021, at 26.48 per 1,000 inhabitants. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 8.54 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 15.86 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Mississippi was 14.12 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest26.48Sharkey County
Lowest8.54Oktibbeha County
Median15.8682 counties
Mississippi14.12History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Sharkey CountySharkey County: 26.48 per 1,000 inhabitants26.48Quitman CountyQuitman County: 25.87 per 1,000 inhabitants25.87Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 21.44 per 1,000 inhabitants21.44Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 20.48 per 1,000 inhabitants20.48Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 19.74 per 1,000 inhabitants19.74Winston CountyWinston County: 19.51 per 1,000 inhabitants19.51Benton CountyBenton County: 19.07 per 1,000 inhabitants19.07Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 18.99 per 1,000 inhabitants18.99Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 18.47 per 1,000 inhabitants18.47Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 18.44 per 1,000 inhabitants18.44Leflore CountyLeflore County: 18.42 per 1,000 inhabitants18.42Washington CountyWashington County: 18.36 per 1,000 inhabitants18.36Marion CountyMarion County: 18.32 per 1,000 inhabitants18.32Grenada CountyGrenada County: 18.28 per 1,000 inhabitants18.28Clarke CountyClarke County: 18.22 per 1,000 inhabitants18.22Webster CountyWebster County: 18.11 per 1,000 inhabitants18.11Attala CountyAttala County: 17.95 per 1,000 inhabitants17.95Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 17.9 per 1,000 inhabitants17.9Sunflower CountySunflower County: 17.82 per 1,000 inhabitants17.82Perry CountyPerry County: 17.77 per 1,000 inhabitants17.77Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 17.68 per 1,000 inhabitants17.68Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 17.58 per 1,000 inhabitants17.58Amite CountyAmite County: 17.53 per 1,000 inhabitants17.53Marshall CountyMarshall County: 17.44 per 1,000 inhabitants17.44Covington CountyCovington County: 17.28 per 1,000 inhabitants17.28Jasper CountyJasper County: 17.16 per 1,000 inhabitants17.16Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 17.08 per 1,000 inhabitants17.08Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 17 per 1,000 inhabitants17Simpson CountySimpson County: 16.94 per 1,000 inhabitants16.94Franklin CountyFranklin County: 16.94 per 1,000 inhabitants16.94Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 16.84 per 1,000 inhabitants16.84Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 16.76 per 1,000 inhabitants16.76Monroe CountyMonroe County: 16.72 per 1,000 inhabitants16.72Carroll CountyCarroll County: 16.7 per 1,000 inhabitants16.7Walthall CountyWalthall County: 16.68 per 1,000 inhabitants16.68Holmes CountyHolmes County: 16.39 per 1,000 inhabitants16.39Tate CountyTate County: 16.34 per 1,000 inhabitants16.34Adams CountyAdams County: 16.2 per 1,000 inhabitants16.2Tunica CountyTunica County: 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants16.1Warren CountyWarren County: 15.98 per 1,000 inhabitants15.98
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Sharkey County Estimated26.48
2Quitman County Estimated25.87
3Montgomery County Estimated21.44
4Tishomingo County Estimated20.48
5Coahoma County Estimated19.74
6Winston County Estimated19.51
7Benton County Estimated19.07
8Bolivar County Estimated18.99
9Calhoun County Estimated18.47
10Humphreys County Estimated18.44
11Leflore County Estimated18.42
12Washington County Estimated18.36
13Marion County Estimated18.32
14Grenada County Estimated18.28
15Clarke County Estimated18.22
16Webster County Estimated18.11
17Attala County Estimated17.95
18Neshoba County Estimated17.9
19Sunflower County Estimated17.82
20Perry County Estimated17.77
21Yalobusha County Estimated17.68
22Lawrence County Estimated17.58
23Amite County Estimated17.53
24Marshall County Estimated17.44
25Covington County Estimated17.28
26Jasper County Estimated17.16
27Tallahatchie County Estimated17.08
28Wilkinson County Estimated17
29Simpson County Estimated16.94
30Franklin County Estimated16.94
31Jefferson Davis County Estimated16.84
32Alcorn County Estimated16.76
33Monroe County Estimated16.72
34Carroll County Estimated16.7
35Walthall County Estimated16.68
36Holmes County Estimated16.39
37Tate County Estimated16.34
38Adams County Estimated16.2
39Tunica County Estimated16.1
40Warren County Estimated15.98
41Prentiss County Estimated15.87
42Jefferson County Estimated15.85
43Pearl River County Estimated15.74
44Itawamba County Estimated15.69
45Lauderdale County Estimated15.5
46Tippah County Estimated15.46
47Smith County Estimated15.42
48Clay County Estimated15.41
49Noxubee County Estimated15.34
50Choctaw County Estimated15.3
51Lincoln County Estimated15.27
52Panola County Estimated15.16
53Pike County Estimated15.02
54Copiah County Estimated14.95
55Newton County Estimated14.88
56Claiborne County Estimated14.86
57Wayne County Estimated14.79
58George County Estimated14.77
59Hancock County Estimated14.72
60Leake County Estimated14.67
61Stone County Estimated14.62
62Pontotoc County Estimated14.49
63Scott County Estimated14.43
64Lee County Estimated14.33
65Jones County Estimated14.32
66Yazoo County Estimated14.23
67Chickasaw County Estimated14.08
68Lowndes County Estimated13.94
69Union County Estimated13.61
70Kemper County Estimated13.5
71Hinds County Estimated13.21
72Harrison County Estimated12.83
73Forrest County Estimated12.2
74Jackson County Estimated12.17
75Issaquena County Estimated12.1
76Greene County Estimated11.99
77Madison County Estimated11
78Rankin County Estimated10.92
79DeSoto County Estimated10.38
80Lafayette County Estimated9.19
81Lamar County Estimated8.98
82Oktibbeha County Estimated8.54

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?

Sharkey County, with 26.48 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?

Oktibbeha County, with 8.54 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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