Counties in Mississippi by death rate (July to June)
Quitman County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 82 counties in 2022, at 22.26 per 1,000 inhabitants. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 8.67 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 15.33 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Mississippi was 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quitman County Estimated | 22.26 | -3.61 pts |
| 2 | Tishomingo County Estimated | 21.78 | +1.3 pts |
| 3 | Webster County Estimated | 20.38 | +2.27 pts |
| 4 | Sharkey County Estimated | 19.96 | -6.52 pts |
| 5 | Humphreys County Estimated | 19.86 | +1.42 pts |
| 6 | Montgomery County Estimated | 19.74 | -1.7 pts |
| 7 | Walthall County Estimated | 18.52 | +1.85 pts |
| 8 | Coahoma County Estimated | 18.31 | -1.43 pts |
| 9 | Jasper County Estimated | 18.25 | +1.1 pts |
| 10 | Covington County Estimated | 17.8 | +0.52 pts |
| 11 | Holmes County Estimated | 17.73 | +1.34 pts |
| 12 | Amite County Estimated | 17.55 | +0.02 pts |
| 13 | Lawrence County Estimated | 17.4 | -0.18 pts |
| 14 | Attala County Estimated | 17.36 | -0.59 pts |
| 15 | Franklin County Estimated | 17.25 | +0.31 pts |
| 16 | Pike County Estimated | 17.22 | +2.2 pts |
| 17 | Marion County Estimated | 17.17 | -1.15 pts |
| 18 | Monroe County Estimated | 17.13 | +0.41 pts |
| 19 | Benton County Estimated | 17.09 | -1.99 pts |
| 20 | Carroll County Estimated | 17.06 | +0.37 pts |
| 21 | Jefferson Davis County Estimated | 16.99 | +0.15 pts |
| 22 | Washington County Estimated | 16.93 | -1.43 pts |
| 23 | Adams County Estimated | 16.92 | +0.72 pts |
| 24 | Yalobusha County Estimated | 16.91 | -0.77 pts |
| 25 | Marshall County Estimated | 16.58 | -0.86 pts |
| 26 | Pearl River County Estimated | 16.35 | +0.62 pts |
| 27 | Alcorn County Estimated | 16.13 | -0.63 pts |
| 28 | Panola County Estimated | 16.06 | +0.9 pts |
| 29 | Calhoun County Estimated | 15.99 | -2.48 pts |
| 30 | Leflore County Estimated | 15.93 | -2.49 pts |
| 31 | Choctaw County Estimated | 15.91 | +0.61 pts |
| 32 | Bolivar County Estimated | 15.81 | -3.18 pts |
| 33 | George County Estimated | 15.8 | +1.03 pts |
| 34 | Perry County Estimated | 15.78 | -1.99 pts |
| 35 | Neshoba County Estimated | 15.67 | -2.23 pts |
| 36 | Simpson County Estimated | 15.55 | -1.39 pts |
| 37 | Jones County Estimated | 15.54 | +1.21 pts |
| 38 | Grenada County Estimated | 15.45 | -2.83 pts |
| 39 | Wayne County Estimated | 15.43 | +0.64 pts |
| 40 | Tallahatchie County Estimated | 15.37 | -1.7 pts |
| 41 | Clay County Estimated | 15.37 | -0.05 pts |
| 42 | Wilkinson County Estimated | 15.29 | -1.71 pts |
| 43 | Warren County Estimated | 15.23 | -0.75 pts |
| 44 | Clarke County Estimated | 15.22 | -3 pts |
| 45 | Smith County Estimated | 15.2 | -0.23 pts |
| 46 | Prentiss County Estimated | 15.17 | -0.7 pts |
| 47 | Chickasaw County Estimated | 15.11 | +1.03 pts |
| 48 | Itawamba County Estimated | 15.05 | -0.64 pts |
| 49 | Tippah County Estimated | 14.9 | -0.56 pts |
| 50 | Lauderdale County Estimated | 14.9 | -0.61 pts |
| 51 | Hancock County Estimated | 14.82 | +0.1 pts |
| 52 | Leake County Estimated | 14.81 | +0.14 pts |
| 53 | Yazoo County Estimated | 14.68 | +0.44 pts |
| 54 | Scott County Estimated | 14.61 | +0.18 pts |
| 55 | Newton County Estimated | 14.58 | -0.3 pts |
| 56 | Lincoln County Estimated | 14.53 | -0.74 pts |
| 57 | Claiborne County Estimated | 14.27 | -0.6 pts |
| 58 | Jefferson County Estimated | 14.2 | -1.65 pts |
| 59 | Winston County Estimated | 14.07 | -5.44 pts |
| 60 | Copiah County Estimated | 14.07 | -0.89 pts |
| 61 | Sunflower County Estimated | 13.96 | -3.86 pts |
| 62 | Tate County Estimated | 13.94 | -2.4 pts |
| 63 | Stone County Estimated | 13.84 | -0.78 pts |
| 64 | Kemper County Estimated | 13.72 | +0.21 pts |
| 65 | Pontotoc County Estimated | 13.7 | -0.79 pts |
| 66 | Noxubee County Estimated | 13.61 | -1.73 pts |
| 67 | Tunica County Estimated | 13.4 | -2.7 pts |
| 68 | Forrest County Estimated | 13.34 | +1.14 pts |
| 69 | Lee County Estimated | 13.33 | -1 pts |
| 70 | Union County Estimated | 13.21 | -0.4 pts |
| 71 | Harrison County Estimated | 13.1 | +0.27 pts |
| 72 | Issaquena County Estimated | 13.08 | +0.98 pts |
| 73 | Hinds County Estimated | 12.94 | -0.27 pts |
| 74 | Jackson County Estimated | 12.88 | +0.71 pts |
| 75 | Lowndes County Estimated | 12.64 | -1.3 pts |
| 76 | Greene County Estimated | 11.45 | -0.54 pts |
| 77 | DeSoto County Estimated | 11.09 | +0.71 pts |
| 78 | Madison County Estimated | 10.52 | -0.48 pts |
| 79 | Rankin County Estimated | 9.98 | -0.94 pts |
| 80 | Lafayette County Estimated | 9.02 | -0.17 pts |
| 81 | Lamar County Estimated | 8.96 | -0.02 pts |
| 82 | Oktibbeha County Estimated | 8.67 | +0.13 pts |
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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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Questions
Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?
Quitman County, with 22.26 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?
Oktibbeha County, with 8.67 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.
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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