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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 2023, at 19.83 per 1,000 inhabitants. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 6.64 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.74 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Mississippi was 12.14 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19.83Sharkey County
Lowest6.64Oktibbeha County
Median13.7482 counties
Mississippi12.14History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Sharkey CountySharkey County: 19.83 per 1,000 inhabitants19.83Franklin CountyFranklin County: 18.01 per 1,000 inhabitants18.01Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 17.56 per 1,000 inhabitants17.56Webster CountyWebster County: 17.55 per 1,000 inhabitants17.55Carroll CountyCarroll County: 16.92 per 1,000 inhabitants16.92Attala CountyAttala County: 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants16.8Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 16.6 per 1,000 inhabitants16.6Jasper CountyJasper County: 16.24 per 1,000 inhabitants16.24Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 16.05 per 1,000 inhabitants16.05Quitman CountyQuitman County: 15.93 per 1,000 inhabitants15.93Marion CountyMarion County: 15.9 per 1,000 inhabitants15.9Sunflower CountySunflower County: 15.86 per 1,000 inhabitants15.86Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 15.82 per 1,000 inhabitants15.82Adams CountyAdams County: 15.69 per 1,000 inhabitants15.69Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 15.67 per 1,000 inhabitants15.67Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 15.52 per 1,000 inhabitants15.52Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 15.45 per 1,000 inhabitants15.45Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Grenada CountyGrenada County: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Holmes CountyHolmes County: 15.36 per 1,000 inhabitants15.36Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Covington CountyCovington County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 15.23 per 1,000 inhabitants15.23Walthall CountyWalthall County: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 15.17 per 1,000 inhabitants15.17Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 15.17 per 1,000 inhabitants15.17Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 15.14 per 1,000 inhabitants15.14Smith CountySmith County: 15.11 per 1,000 inhabitants15.11Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 15.08 per 1,000 inhabitants15.08Amite CountyAmite County: 14.93 per 1,000 inhabitants14.93Panola CountyPanola County: 14.32 per 1,000 inhabitants14.32Marshall CountyMarshall County: 14.32 per 1,000 inhabitants14.32Pike CountyPike County: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 14.23 per 1,000 inhabitants14.23Leflore CountyLeflore County: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2Copiah CountyCopiah County: 14.14 per 1,000 inhabitants14.14Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 14.11 per 1,000 inhabitants14.11Washington CountyWashington County: 14 per 1,000 inhabitants14Newton CountyNewton County: 13.94 per 1,000 inhabitants13.94Kemper CountyKemper County: 13.87 per 1,000 inhabitants13.87
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Sharkey County Estimated19.83-0.14 pts
2Franklin County Estimated18.01+0.76 pts
3Tishomingo County Estimated17.56-4.23 pts
4Webster County Estimated17.55-2.82 pts
5Carroll County Estimated16.92-0.14 pts
6Attala County Estimated16.8-0.56 pts
7Coahoma County Estimated16.6-1.72 pts
8Jasper County Estimated16.24-2.02 pts
9Humphreys County Estimated16.05-3.81 pts
10Quitman County Estimated15.93-6.33 pts
11Marion County Estimated15.9-1.26 pts
12Sunflower County Estimated15.86+1.9 pts
13Yalobusha County Estimated15.82-1.09 pts
14Adams County Estimated15.69-1.23 pts
15Calhoun County Estimated15.67-0.32 pts
16Bolivar County Estimated15.52-0.3 pts
17Claiborne County Estimated15.45+1.18 pts
18Jefferson Davis County Estimated15.4-1.59 pts
19Grenada County Estimated15.4-0.05 pts
20Holmes County Estimated15.36-2.37 pts
21Chickasaw County Estimated15.26+0.15 pts
22Covington County Estimated15.26-2.54 pts
23Lawrence County Estimated15.23-2.17 pts
24Walthall County Estimated15.2-3.33 pts
25Tallahatchie County Estimated15.17-0.21 pts
26Montgomery County Estimated15.17-4.58 pts
27Neshoba County Estimated15.14-0.53 pts
28Smith County Estimated15.11-0.08 pts
29Wilkinson County Estimated15.08-0.21 pts
30Amite County Estimated14.93-2.61 pts
31Panola County Estimated14.32-1.75 pts
32Marshall County Estimated14.32-2.27 pts
33Pike County Estimated14.3-2.92 pts
34Noxubee County Estimated14.23+0.62 pts
35Leflore County Estimated14.2-1.74 pts
36Copiah County Estimated14.14+0.07 pts
37Choctaw County Estimated14.11-1.8 pts
38Washington County Estimated14-2.93 pts
39Newton County Estimated13.94-0.64 pts
40Kemper County Estimated13.87+0.16 pts
41Wayne County Estimated13.77-1.65 pts
42Clay County Estimated13.72-1.65 pts
43Clarke County Estimated13.65-1.57 pts
44Monroe County Estimated13.57-3.56 pts
45George County Estimated13.52-2.28 pts
46Yazoo County Estimated13.51-1.16 pts
47Jones County Estimated13.39-2.15 pts
48Winston County Estimated13.31-0.76 pts
49Pearl River County Estimated13.23-3.12 pts
50Alcorn County Estimated13.17-2.96 pts
51Simpson County Estimated13.03-2.53 pts
52Warren County Estimated13-2.23 pts
53Benton County Estimated13-4.09 pts
54Tippah County Estimated12.87-2.03 pts
55Lauderdale County Estimated12.68-2.21 pts
56Jefferson County Estimated12.66-1.54 pts
57Lincoln County Estimated12.58-1.95 pts
58Tate County Estimated12.58-1.36 pts
59Prentiss County Estimated12.44-2.72 pts
60Itawamba County Estimated12.24-2.81 pts
61Leake County Estimated12.21-2.6 pts
62Hancock County Estimated12.19-2.63 pts
63Scott County Estimated11.96-2.65 pts
64Lee County Estimated11.89-1.44 pts
65Union County Estimated11.81-1.4 pts
66Lowndes County Estimated11.74-0.9 pts
67Jackson County Estimated11.73-1.16 pts
68Perry County Estimated11.71-4.07 pts
69Pontotoc County Estimated11.62-2.07 pts
70Hinds County Estimated11.51-1.43 pts
71Greene County Estimated11.38-0.06 pts
72Harrison County Estimated11.33-1.78 pts
73Stone County Estimated10.95-2.89 pts
74Forrest County Estimated10.72-2.62 pts
75Tunica County Estimated10.41-2.99 pts
76Issaquena County Estimated10.18-2.9 pts
77Rankin County Estimated9.4-0.58 pts
78DeSoto County Estimated9.26-1.83 pts
79Madison County Estimated9.18-1.34 pts
80Lamar County Estimated8.38-0.58 pts
81Lafayette County Estimated7.68-1.35 pts
82Oktibbeha County Estimated6.64-2.03 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)?

Sharkey County, with 19.83 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Oktibbeha County, with 6.64 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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