Counties in Mississippi by deaths (July to June)
Hinds County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 82 counties in 2023, at 2,487. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 13. The median was 319 and the figure for Mississippi was 35,712. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinds County Estimated | 2,487 | -12.6% |
| 2 | Harrison County Estimated | 2,391 | -13.2% |
| 3 | DeSoto County Estimated | 1,785 | -15.4% |
| 4 | Jackson County Estimated | 1,707 | -8.5% |
| 5 | Rankin County Estimated | 1,498 | -5.1% |
| 6 | Madison County Estimated | 1,032 | -11.5% |
| 7 | Lee County Estimated | 986 | -10.8% |
| 8 | Lauderdale County Estimated | 902 | -15.5% |
| 9 | Jones County Estimated | 888 | -14.2% |
| 10 | Forrest County Estimated | 840 | -19.4% |
| 11 | Pearl River County Estimated | 764 | -17.9% |
| 12 | Lowndes County Estimated | 675 | -7.8% |
| 13 | Washington County Estimated | 591 | -18.9% |
| 14 | Pike County Estimated | 564 | -17.7% |
| 15 | Hancock County Estimated | 562 | -17.6% |
| 16 | Lamar County Estimated | 553 | -6% |
| 16 | Warren County Estimated | 553 | -15.7% |
| 18 | Marshall County Estimated | 487 | -13% |
| 19 | Panola County Estimated | 467 | -11.2% |
| 20 | Monroe County Estimated | 456 | -21.1% |
| 21 | Lafayette County Estimated | 453 | -13.7% |
| 22 | Bolivar County Estimated | 452 | -4% |
| 23 | Alcorn County Estimated | 449 | -18.7% |
| 24 | Adams County Estimated | 448 | -6.9% |
| 25 | Lincoln County Estimated | 438 | -13.6% |
| 26 | Neshoba County Estimated | 436 | -3.5% |
| 27 | Copiah County Estimated | 393 | +0.3% |
| 28 | Marion County Estimated | 384 | -7.7% |
| 29 | Sunflower County Estimated | 382 | +11.7% |
| 30 | Leflore County Estimated | 380 | -12.6% |
| 31 | Pontotoc County Estimated | 367 | -14.7% |
| 32 | Tate County Estimated | 357 | -9.4% |
| 33 | George County Estimated | 343 | -13.2% |
| 34 | Oktibbeha County Estimated | 342 | -23.7% |
| 35 | Coahoma County Estimated | 336 | -10.6% |
| 36 | Simpson County Estimated | 334 | -16.3% |
| 37 | Union County Estimated | 333 | -10.2% |
| 37 | Yazoo County Estimated | 333 | -9% |
| 39 | Scott County Estimated | 331 | -18.1% |
| 40 | Tishomingo County Estimated | 326 | -19.9% |
| 41 | Grenada County Estimated | 325 | -0.9% |
| 42 | Prentiss County Estimated | 313 | -17.6% |
| 43 | Itawamba County Estimated | 295 | -18.3% |
| 44 | Attala County Estimated | 293 | -4.2% |
| 44 | Newton County Estimated | 293 | -4.6% |
| 46 | Covington County Estimated | 276 | -14.8% |
| 46 | Tippah County Estimated | 276 | -14% |
| 48 | Wayne County Estimated | 271 | -10.6% |
| 49 | Jasper County Estimated | 260 | -11.6% |
| 49 | Leake County Estimated | 260 | -17.5% |
| 51 | Chickasaw County Estimated | 257 | +0.4% |
| 52 | Clay County Estimated | 251 | -11.3% |
| 53 | Holmes County Estimated | 246 | -15.2% |
| 54 | Winston County Estimated | 233 | -5.7% |
| 55 | Smith County Estimated | 213 | -0.9% |
| 56 | Walthall County Estimated | 210 | -18% |
| 57 | Clarke County Estimated | 208 | -10.7% |
| 58 | Stone County Estimated | 207 | -20.4% |
| 59 | Calhoun County Estimated | 201 | -2.9% |
| 60 | Yalobusha County Estimated | 196 | -6.7% |
| 61 | Amite County Estimated | 187 | -15.4% |
| 62 | Lawrence County Estimated | 179 | -12.7% |
| 63 | Tallahatchie County Estimated | 176 | -3.3% |
| 64 | Webster County Estimated | 175 | -13.8% |
| 65 | Jefferson Davis County Estimated | 170 | -10.1% |
| 66 | Carroll County Estimated | 163 | -2.4% |
| 67 | Greene County Estimated | 155 | -0.6% |
| 68 | Montgomery County Estimated | 145 | -23.7% |
| 69 | Noxubee County Estimated | 142 | +3.6% |
| 70 | Franklin County Estimated | 137 | +3.8% |
| 71 | Perry County Estimated | 134 | -26% |
| 72 | Claiborne County Estimated | 131 | +6.5% |
| 73 | Wilkinson County Estimated | 122 | -3.2% |
| 74 | Kemper County Estimated | 120 | 0% |
| 75 | Humphreys County Estimated | 117 | -20.9% |
| 76 | Choctaw County Estimated | 114 | -11.6% |
| 77 | Benton County Estimated | 98 | -24.6% |
| 77 | Tunica County Estimated | 98 | -23.4% |
| 79 | Quitman County Estimated | 90 | -30.2% |
| 80 | Jefferson County Estimated | 89 | -11.9% |
| 81 | Sharkey County Estimated | 68 | -4.2% |
| 82 | Issaquena County Estimated | 13 | -23.5% |
Other periods
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.Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Rank Counties in Mississippi by deaths (July to June) using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"deaths_july_june","level":"province","within":"Mississippi","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=deaths_july_june&level=province&within=Mississippi&limit=10Questions
Which county has the highest deaths (July to June)?
Hinds County, with 2,487 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?
Issaquena County, with 13 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: deaths, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
Deaths, July to June: other rankings
- US states
- US counties
- Counties in Texas
- Counties in Georgia
- Counties in Virginia
- Counties in Kentucky
- Counties in Missouri
- Counties in Kansas
- Counties in Illinois
- Counties in North Carolina
- Counties in Iowa
- Counties in Tennessee
Counties in Mississippi: more rankings
- Asian population share
- Bachelor's degree or higher, population 25 and over
- Live births, July to June
- Black or African American population share
- Crude birth rate, July to June
- Crude death rate, July to June
- Foreign-born population share
- Real GDP growth
- GDP per capita, US dollars
- Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars
- Hispanic or Latino population share
- Homeownership rate (US, housing units)
- Median age
- Median gross rent (monthly)
- Median home value
- Median household income