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  • FIPS 05093
  • Largest town: Blytheville

Mississippi County, Arkansas

Mississippi County had 38,095 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 902.1 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 7th by land area.

Population
38,095
#20 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,235 in US
Area
902.1 sq mi
#7 of 75 in Arkansas · #842 in US
Density
42 / sq mi
#23 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,623 in US
Median household income
$49,484
#46 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,745 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Mississippi County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Mississippi County population, land area and income

Mississippi County had 38,095 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 902.1 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 7th by land area. That works out to 42.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so Mississippi County is 2.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,484 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

38,095

3144th1st

1235th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

902 sq mi

3144th1st

842nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

42.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1623rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,484

3143rd1st

2745th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

38,095

75th1st

20th of 75 (AR)

Land area

902 sq mi

75th1st

7th of 75 (AR)

Density

42.2 / sq mi

75th1st

23rd of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$49,484

75th1st

46th of 75 (AR)

How Mississippi County's population changed since 2020

Mississippi County lost 2,450 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 6.0%. That ranks 70th of 75 in Arkansas for growth. The median Arkansas county changed by -0.2%, and the state as a whole by +2.4%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Mississippi County recorded 2,252 births and 2,585 deaths, a natural change of -333. Net international migration added +116 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,341. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 2,341 people.

40.5k202039.5k202138.8k202238.6k202338.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,252
Deaths
2,585
Net international migration
+116
Net domestic migration
-2,341
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-540

Where Mississippi County is

The Census internal point of Mississippi County is at 35.766900, -90.052200. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Arkansas's 75 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Mississippi County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Lincoln County: -0.2%Cleveland County: -2.5%St. Francis County: -5.2%Howard County: -2.9%Drew County: -2.2%Van Buren County: +2.2%Searcy County: -0.1%Poinsett County: -2.9%Hot Spring County: +0.7%Izard County: +5.0%Cross County: -3.6%Garland County: -0.4%Nevada County: -3.4%Washington County: +7.9%Union County: -5.0%Pope County: +2.2%Columbia County: -3.2%Conway County: +3.3%Faulkner County: +6.3%Miller County: -1.5%Arkansas County: -6.2%Clay County: -2.9%Saline County: +6.0%Yell County: -0.4%Craighead County: +3.8%Monroe County: -5.3%Calhoun County: -1.0%Marion County: +4.3%Carroll County: +2.6%Mississippi County: -6.0%Ashley County: -5.2%Independence County: +1.1%Stone County: +3.5%Madison County: +7.9%Johnson County: +1.7%Little River County: -2.9%Montgomery County: +0.3%Perry County: +2.5%Pike County: -1.3%Lee County: -5.0%Randolph County: +2.4%Woodruff County: -6.6%Lafayette County: -4.4%Grant County: +2.9%Greene County: +2.3%Jefferson County: -4.7%Franklin County: +2.6%Dallas County: -5.7%Crittenden County: -3.0%White County: +2.9%Lonoke County: +3.1%Bradley County: -5.3%Benton County: +12.2%Fulton County: +4.1%Desha County: -8.8%Pulaski County: +0.5%Newton County: -2.4%Logan County: +1.6%Scott County: +0.1%Prairie County: -3.8%Phillips County: -10.8%Ouachita County: -4.1%Polk County: +1.3%Cleburne County: +3.8%Sebastian County: +1.7%Clark County: -2.3%Sevier County: -0.3%Hempstead County: -4.4%Jackson County: -0.5%Chicot County: -8.7%Sharp County: +4.7%Crawford County: +3.5%Boone County: +3.3%Baxter County: +3.1%Lawrence County: +0.5%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -4.4%
  2. < -2.2%
  3. < +1.1%
  4. < +3.1%
  5. ≥ +3.1%
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Orange pin: Mississippi County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.766900, -90.052200
DMS
35°46'0.84"N 90°03'7.92"W
UTM
15N 766495.4E 3962103.8N
Geohash
9yrgqz1vr
Plus code
867FQW8X+Q4

Towns in Mississippi County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Mississippi County, 27,178 people together, or 71% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Mississippi County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Blytheville with 12,359.

  1. 01Blytheville12,359
  2. 02Osceola6,496
  3. 03Manila3,736
  4. 04Gosnell2,689
  5. 05Leachville1,898
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Mississippi County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 9 neighbors for Mississippi County, including 6 across a state line. The most populous is Shelby County, TN, with 910,530 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 144.5 miles WSW of Mississippi County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 45.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Blytheville, AR (population 12,359), 14.2 miles away.

Mississippi County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Mississippi County is 05093: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 093. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,484.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Mississippi County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 38,095. That is down 2,450 people (6.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 40,545.

What is the FIPS code of Mississippi County?

05093. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (093) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Mississippi County?

Blytheville, with 12,359 residents inside Mississippi County in 2024.

Which counties border Mississippi County?

9 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Shelby County, TN; Craighead County, AR; Tipton County, TN; Crittenden County, AR; Dyer County, TN; Dunklin County, MO; Lauderdale County, TN; Poinsett County, AR; Pemiscot County, MO.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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