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Amite County, Mississippi

Amite County had 12,451 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 730.1 square miles of land. It ranks 62nd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 12th by land area.

Population
12,451
#62 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,256 in US
Area
730.1 sq mi
#12 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,214 in US
Density
17 / sq mi
#70 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,331 in US
Median household income
$46,108
#58 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,925 in US

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

Amite County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Amite County population, land area and income

Amite County had 12,451 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 730.1 square miles of land. It ranks 62nd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 12th by land area. That works out to 17.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents; Amite County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,108 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,451

3144th1st

2256th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

730 sq mi

3144th1st

1214th of 3,144 (US)

Density

17.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2331st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,108

3143rd1st

2925th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

12,451

82nd1st

62nd of 82 (MS)

Land area

730 sq mi

82nd1st

12th of 82 (MS)

Density

17.1 / sq mi

82nd1st

70th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$46,108

82nd1st

58th of 82 (MS)

How Amite County's population changed since 2020

Amite County lost 251 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.0%. That ranks 47th of 82 in Mississippi for growth. The median Mississippi county changed by -1.6%, and the state as a whole by -0.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Amite County recorded 490 births and 883 deaths, a natural change of -393. Net international migration added +16 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +110. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 393 people.

12.7k202012.6k202112.6k202212.5k202312.5k2024
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
490
Deaths
883
Net international migration
+16
Net domestic migration
+110
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-23

Where Amite County is

The Census internal point of Amite County is at 31.203900, -90.795500. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Mississippi's 82 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Amite County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Itawamba County: +1.4%Tate County: +1.5%Lafayette County: +7.0%Marshall County: +1.7%Leake County: +1.0%Newton County: -0.9%Choctaw County: -1.4%Grenada County: -3.0%Jones County: -2.0%Kemper County: -4.5%Pontotoc County: +2.6%Stone County: +6.8%Jefferson Davis County: -1.9%Covington County: -1.6%Jasper County: -3.4%George County: +6.2%Webster County: +1.4%Panola County: -1.2%Humphreys County: -7.9%Franklin County: -1.9%Oktibbeha County: +0.5%Yalobusha County: +0.2%Alcorn County: -1.5%Perry County: -0.5%Sharkey County: -14.3%Neshoba County: -0.1%Greene County: +1.1%Noxubee County: -3.9%Clarke County: -2.5%Quitman County: -9.9%Forrest County: +0.3%Washington County: -7.8%Holmes County: -7.8%Simpson County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.9%Wayne County: -0.3%Lauderdale County: -2.9%Tippah County: -1.4%Scott County: -1.1%Benton County: -1.3%Smith County: -1.1%Hinds County: -6.5%Prentiss County: +2.1%Copiah County: -2.6%Issaquena County: -2.3%Yazoo County: -13.7%Union County: +2.0%Calhoun County: -3.5%Marion County: -1.5%Chickasaw County: -1.8%Wilkinson County: -8.3%Warren County: -5.5%Bolivar County: -7.9%Clay County: -2.2%Lincoln County: +0.3%Lowndes County: -2.7%Harrison County: +2.3%Madison County: +4.6%Lamar County: +3.6%Leflore County: -7.7%Sunflower County: -10.4%Winston County: -1.5%Jefferson County: -4.8%Adams County: -2.6%Hancock County: +0.8%Lee County: -0.4%Pearl River County: +5.0%Attala County: -3.3%Walthall County: -0.2%Monroe County: -1.9%Coahoma County: -5.3%Rankin County: +2.2%Lawrence County: -2.6%Amite County: -2.0%Claiborne County: -10.7%DeSoto County: +5.2%Tallahatchie County: -13.6%Tunica County: -5.9%Jackson County: +2.5%Pike County: -3.0%Carroll County: -5.7%Tishomingo County: -1.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -5.3%
  2. < -2.3%
  3. < -1.2%
  4. < +1.1%
  5. ≥ +1.1%
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Orange pin: Amite County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
31.203900, -90.795500
DMS
31°12'14.04"N 90°47'43.80"W
UTM
15N 710030.0E 3454293.5N
Geohash
9vx3tbkxz
Plus code
863F6633+HR

Towns in Amite County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Amite County, 160 people together, or 1% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Amite County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Centreville with 160.

  1. 01Centreville (part)160
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Amite County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Amite County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Tangipahoa Parish, LA, with 139,823 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 83.7 miles NNE of Amite County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Baton Rouge, LA (population 220,907), 56.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is McComb, MS (population 11,762), 19.3 miles away.

Amite County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Amite County is 28005: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 005. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,108.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Amite County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,451. That is down 251 people (2.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,702.

What is the FIPS code of Amite County?

28005. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (005) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Amite County?

Centreville, with 160 residents inside Amite County in 2024 (1,127 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Amite County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tangipahoa Parish, LA; Pike County, MS; Lincoln County, MS; East Feliciana Parish, LA; St. Helena Parish, LA; Wilkinson County, MS; Franklin County, MS.

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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.