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Counties in Mississippi by deaths (July to June)

Hinds County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 82 counties in 2021, at 2,966. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 16. The median was 372 and the figure for Mississippi was 41,695. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,966Hinds County
Lowest16Issaquena County
Median37282 counties
Mississippi41,695History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Hinds CountyHinds County: 2,966 count2,966Harrison CountyHarrison County: 2,684 count2,684DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 1,947 count1,947Jackson CountyJackson County: 1,752 count1,752Rankin CountyRankin County: 1,718 count1,718Madison CountyMadison County: 1,206 count1,206Lee CountyLee County: 1,192 count1,192Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 1,122 count1,122Jones CountyJones County: 959 count959Forrest CountyForrest County: 953 count953Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 887 count887Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 815 count815Washington CountyWashington County: 810 count810Warren CountyWarren County: 703 count703Hancock CountyHancock County: 678 count678Pike CountyPike County: 602 count602Marshall CountyMarshall County: 588 count588Lamar CountyLamar County: 583 count583Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 579 count579Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 579 count579Monroe CountyMonroe County: 569 count569Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 533 count533Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 522 count522Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 518 count518Leflore CountyLeflore County: 516 count516Panola CountyPanola County: 501 count501Adams CountyAdams County: 469 count469Tate CountyTate County: 460 count460Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 453 count453Sunflower CountySunflower County: 449 count449Marion CountyMarion County: 446 count446Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 442 count442Simpson CountySimpson County: 437 count437Copiah CountyCopiah County: 420 count420Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 414 count414Scott CountyScott County: 401 count401Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 397 count397Grenada CountyGrenada County: 392 count392Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 385 count385Union CountyUnion County: 380 count380
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Hinds County Estimated2,966
2Harrison County Estimated2,684
3DeSoto County Estimated1,947
4Jackson County Estimated1,752
5Rankin County Estimated1,718
6Madison County Estimated1,206
7Lee County Estimated1,192
8Lauderdale County Estimated1,122
9Jones County Estimated959
10Forrest County Estimated953
11Pearl River County Estimated887
12Lowndes County Estimated815
13Washington County Estimated810
14Warren County Estimated703
15Hancock County Estimated678
16Pike County Estimated602
17Marshall County Estimated588
18Lamar County Estimated583
19Alcorn County Estimated579
19Bolivar County Estimated579
21Monroe County Estimated569
22Lincoln County Estimated533
23Lafayette County Estimated522
24Neshoba County Estimated518
25Leflore County Estimated516
26Panola County Estimated501
27Adams County Estimated469
28Tate County Estimated460
29Pontotoc County Estimated453
30Sunflower County Estimated449
31Marion County Estimated446
32Oktibbeha County Estimated442
33Simpson County Estimated437
34Copiah County Estimated420
35Coahoma County Estimated414
36Scott County Estimated401
37Prentiss County Estimated397
38Grenada County Estimated392
39Tishomingo County Estimated385
40Union County Estimated380
41Itawamba County Estimated375
42Yazoo County Estimated369
43George County Estimated363
44Winston County Estimated344
45Tippah County Estimated335
46Attala County Estimated319
47Covington County Estimated316
48Newton County Estimated315
49Leake County Estimated312
50Wayne County Estimated292
51Clay County Estimated286
52Clarke County Estimated282
53Jasper County Estimated279
54Holmes County Estimated274
55Stone County Estimated271
56Calhoun County Estimated242
57Chickasaw County Estimated240
58Walthall County Estimated231
59Amite County Estimated222
60Yalobusha County Estimated220
61Smith County Estimated219
62Tallahatchie County Estimated210
63Lawrence County Estimated209
63Montgomery County Estimated209
65Perry County Estimated204
66Jefferson Davis County Estimated189
67Webster County Estimated180
68Carroll County Estimated165
69Greene County Estimated163
70Noxubee County Estimated156
70Quitman County Estimated156
70Tunica County Estimated156
73Benton County Estimated146
74Wilkinson County Estimated143
75Humphreys County Estimated141
76Claiborne County Estimated132
77Franklin County Estimated130
78Choctaw County Estimated125
79Kemper County Estimated120
80Jefferson County Estimated114
81Sharkey County Estimated98
82Issaquena County Estimated16

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

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

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: deaths, 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 deaths (July to June)?

Hinds County, with 2,966 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?

Issaquena County, with 16 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: deaths, 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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