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.

Highest22.26Quitman County
Median15.3382 counties
Mississippi13.82History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Quitman CountyQuitman County: 22.26 per 1,000 inhabitants22.26Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 21.78 per 1,000 inhabitants21.78Webster CountyWebster County: 20.38 per 1,000 inhabitants20.38Sharkey CountySharkey County: 19.96 per 1,000 inhabitants19.96Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 19.86 per 1,000 inhabitants19.86Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 19.74 per 1,000 inhabitants19.74Walthall CountyWalthall County: 18.52 per 1,000 inhabitants18.52Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 18.31 per 1,000 inhabitants18.31Jasper CountyJasper County: 18.25 per 1,000 inhabitants18.25Covington CountyCovington County: 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitants17.8Holmes CountyHolmes County: 17.73 per 1,000 inhabitants17.73Amite CountyAmite County: 17.55 per 1,000 inhabitants17.55Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 17.4 per 1,000 inhabitants17.4Attala CountyAttala County: 17.36 per 1,000 inhabitants17.36Franklin CountyFranklin County: 17.25 per 1,000 inhabitants17.25Pike CountyPike County: 17.22 per 1,000 inhabitants17.22Marion CountyMarion County: 17.17 per 1,000 inhabitants17.17Monroe CountyMonroe County: 17.13 per 1,000 inhabitants17.13Benton CountyBenton County: 17.09 per 1,000 inhabitants17.09Carroll CountyCarroll County: 17.06 per 1,000 inhabitants17.06Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 16.99 per 1,000 inhabitants16.99Washington CountyWashington County: 16.93 per 1,000 inhabitants16.93Adams CountyAdams County: 16.92 per 1,000 inhabitants16.92Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 16.91 per 1,000 inhabitants16.91Marshall CountyMarshall County: 16.58 per 1,000 inhabitants16.58Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 16.35 per 1,000 inhabitants16.35Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 16.13 per 1,000 inhabitants16.13Panola CountyPanola County: 16.06 per 1,000 inhabitants16.06Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 15.99 per 1,000 inhabitants15.99Leflore CountyLeflore County: 15.93 per 1,000 inhabitants15.93Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 15.91 per 1,000 inhabitants15.91Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 15.81 per 1,000 inhabitants15.81George CountyGeorge County: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8Perry CountyPerry County: 15.78 per 1,000 inhabitants15.78Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 15.67 per 1,000 inhabitants15.67Simpson CountySimpson County: 15.55 per 1,000 inhabitants15.55Jones CountyJones County: 15.54 per 1,000 inhabitants15.54Grenada CountyGrenada County: 15.45 per 1,000 inhabitants15.45Wayne CountyWayne County: 15.43 per 1,000 inhabitants15.43Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 15.37 per 1,000 inhabitants15.37
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Quitman County Estimated22.26-3.61 pts
2Tishomingo County Estimated21.78+1.3 pts
3Webster County Estimated20.38+2.27 pts
4Sharkey County Estimated19.96-6.52 pts
5Humphreys County Estimated19.86+1.42 pts
6Montgomery County Estimated19.74-1.7 pts
7Walthall County Estimated18.52+1.85 pts
8Coahoma County Estimated18.31-1.43 pts
9Jasper County Estimated18.25+1.1 pts
10Covington County Estimated17.8+0.52 pts
11Holmes County Estimated17.73+1.34 pts
12Amite County Estimated17.55+0.02 pts
13Lawrence County Estimated17.4-0.18 pts
14Attala County Estimated17.36-0.59 pts
15Franklin County Estimated17.25+0.31 pts
16Pike County Estimated17.22+2.2 pts
17Marion County Estimated17.17-1.15 pts
18Monroe County Estimated17.13+0.41 pts
19Benton County Estimated17.09-1.99 pts
20Carroll County Estimated17.06+0.37 pts
21Jefferson Davis County Estimated16.99+0.15 pts
22Washington County Estimated16.93-1.43 pts
23Adams County Estimated16.92+0.72 pts
24Yalobusha County Estimated16.91-0.77 pts
25Marshall County Estimated16.58-0.86 pts
26Pearl River County Estimated16.35+0.62 pts
27Alcorn County Estimated16.13-0.63 pts
28Panola County Estimated16.06+0.9 pts
29Calhoun County Estimated15.99-2.48 pts
30Leflore County Estimated15.93-2.49 pts
31Choctaw County Estimated15.91+0.61 pts
32Bolivar County Estimated15.81-3.18 pts
33George County Estimated15.8+1.03 pts
34Perry County Estimated15.78-1.99 pts
35Neshoba County Estimated15.67-2.23 pts
36Simpson County Estimated15.55-1.39 pts
37Jones County Estimated15.54+1.21 pts
38Grenada County Estimated15.45-2.83 pts
39Wayne County Estimated15.43+0.64 pts
40Tallahatchie County Estimated15.37-1.7 pts
41Clay County Estimated15.37-0.05 pts
42Wilkinson County Estimated15.29-1.71 pts
43Warren County Estimated15.23-0.75 pts
44Clarke County Estimated15.22-3 pts
45Smith County Estimated15.2-0.23 pts
46Prentiss County Estimated15.17-0.7 pts
47Chickasaw County Estimated15.11+1.03 pts
48Itawamba County Estimated15.05-0.64 pts
49Tippah County Estimated14.9-0.56 pts
50Lauderdale County Estimated14.9-0.61 pts
51Hancock County Estimated14.82+0.1 pts
52Leake County Estimated14.81+0.14 pts
53Yazoo County Estimated14.68+0.44 pts
54Scott County Estimated14.61+0.18 pts
55Newton County Estimated14.58-0.3 pts
56Lincoln County Estimated14.53-0.74 pts
57Claiborne County Estimated14.27-0.6 pts
58Jefferson County Estimated14.2-1.65 pts
59Winston County Estimated14.07-5.44 pts
60Copiah County Estimated14.07-0.89 pts
61Sunflower County Estimated13.96-3.86 pts
62Tate County Estimated13.94-2.4 pts
63Stone County Estimated13.84-0.78 pts
64Kemper County Estimated13.72+0.21 pts
65Pontotoc County Estimated13.7-0.79 pts
66Noxubee County Estimated13.61-1.73 pts
67Tunica County Estimated13.4-2.7 pts
68Forrest County Estimated13.34+1.14 pts
69Lee County Estimated13.33-1 pts
70Union County Estimated13.21-0.4 pts
71Harrison County Estimated13.1+0.27 pts
72Issaquena County Estimated13.08+0.98 pts
73Hinds County Estimated12.94-0.27 pts
74Jackson County Estimated12.88+0.71 pts
75Lowndes County Estimated12.64-1.3 pts
76Greene County Estimated11.45-0.54 pts
77DeSoto County Estimated11.09+0.71 pts
78Madison County Estimated10.52-0.48 pts
79Rankin County Estimated9.98-0.94 pts
80Lafayette County Estimated9.02-0.17 pts
81Lamar County Estimated8.96-0.02 pts
82Oktibbeha County Estimated8.67+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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