Counties in Mississippi by deaths (July to June)

Name: Counties in Mississippi by deaths (July to June), 2024
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Hinds County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 82 counties in 2024, at 2,459. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 11. The median was 325 and the figure for Mississippi was 35,909. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,459Hinds County

Lowest11Issaquena County

Median32582 counties

Mississippi35,909History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Hinds County Estimated	2,459	-1.1%
2	Harrison County Estimated	2,397	+0.3%
3	DeSoto County Estimated	1,741	-2.5%
4	Jackson County Estimated	1,654	-3.1%
5	Rankin County Estimated	1,470	-1.9%
6	Lee County Estimated	1,020	+3.4%
7	Madison County Estimated	1,013	-1.8%
8	Lauderdale County Estimated	949	+5.2%
9	Jones County Estimated	889	+0.1%
10	Forrest County Estimated	802	-4.5%
11	Pearl River County Estimated	786	+2.9%
12	Lowndes County Estimated	726	+7.6%
13	Washington County Estimated	619	+4.7%
14	Hancock County Estimated	614	+9.3%
15	Pike County Estimated	580	+2.8%
16	Warren County Estimated	547	-1.1%
17	Lamar County Estimated	542	-2%
18	Marshall County Estimated	507	+4.1%
19	Panola County Estimated	504	+7.9%
20	Monroe County Estimated	490	+7.5%
21	Alcorn County Estimated	447	-0.4%
22	Lincoln County Estimated	438	0%
22	Neshoba County Estimated	438	+0.5%
24	Lafayette County Estimated	436	-3.8%
25	Adams County Estimated	432	-3.6%
26	Bolivar County Estimated	418	-7.5%
27	Copiah County Estimated	410	+4.3%
28	Pontotoc County Estimated	400	+9%
29	Leflore County Estimated	387	+1.8%
30	Marion County Estimated	368	-4.2%
31	Tate County Estimated	364	+2%
32	George County Estimated	363	+5.8%
33	Oktibbeha County Estimated	359	+5%
34	Prentiss County Estimated	357	+14.1%
35	Sunflower County Estimated	348	-8.9%
36	Union County Estimated	347	+4.2%
37	Simpson County Estimated	340	+1.8%
38	Scott County Estimated	331	0%
39	Yazoo County Estimated	328	-1.5%
40	Coahoma County Estimated	327	-2.7%
41	Tippah County Estimated	326	+18.1%
42	Grenada County Estimated	324	-0.3%
43	Itawamba County Estimated	323	+9.5%
44	Tishomingo County Estimated	318	-2.5%
45	Attala County Estimated	309	+5.5%
46	Covington County Estimated	292	+5.8%
47	Newton County Estimated	291	-0.7%
48	Wayne County Estimated	260	-4.1%
49	Stone County Estimated	252	+21.7%
50	Holmes County Estimated	244	-0.8%
51	Chickasaw County Estimated	240	-6.6%
52	Leake County Estimated	237	-8.8%
53	Clay County Estimated	234	-6.8%
53	Winston County Estimated	234	+0.4%
55	Jasper County Estimated	219	-15.8%
56	Smith County Estimated	218	+2.3%
57	Clarke County Estimated	210	+1%
58	Walthall County Estimated	205	-2.4%
59	Calhoun County Estimated	204	+1.5%
60	Yalobusha County Estimated	199	+1.5%
61	Jefferson Davis County Estimated	191	+12.4%
62	Amite County Estimated	183	-2.1%
63	Webster County Estimated	180	+2.9%
64	Tallahatchie County Estimated	178	+1.1%
65	Lawrence County Estimated	161	-10.1%
66	Carroll County Estimated	151	-7.4%
67	Perry County Estimated	142	+6%
68	Greene County Estimated	137	-11.6%
69	Humphreys County Estimated	133	+13.7%
70	Claiborne County Estimated	132	+0.8%
71	Montgomery County Estimated	129	-11%
72	Choctaw County Estimated	128	+12.3%
73	Noxubee County Estimated	127	-10.6%
74	Benton County Estimated	125	+27.6%
75	Wilkinson County Estimated	116	-4.9%
76	Kemper County Estimated	107	-10.8%
76	Tunica County Estimated	107	+9.2%
78	Franklin County Estimated	106	-22.6%
79	Quitman County Estimated	105	+16.7%
80	Jefferson County Estimated	101	+13.5%
81	Sharkey County Estimated	73	+7.4%
82	Issaquena County Estimated	11	-15.4%

Other periods

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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 2,459 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Issaquena County, with 11 in 2024.

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.