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Benton County, Mississippi

Benton County had 7,566 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.6 square miles of land. It ranks 76th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 78th by land area.

Population
7,566
#76 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,610 in US
Area
406.6 sq mi
#78 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,490 in US
Density
19 / sq mi
#68 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,288 in US
Median household income
$47,969
#47 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,833 in US

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

Benton County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Benton County population, land area and income

Benton County had 7,566 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.6 square miles of land. It ranks 76th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 78th by land area. That works out to 18.6 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, so Benton County has 35% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,969 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,566

3144th1st

2610th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

407 sq mi

3144th1st

2490th of 3,144 (US)

Density

18.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2288th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,969

3143rd1st

2833rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

7,566

82nd1st

76th of 82 (MS)

Land area

407 sq mi

82nd1st

78th of 82 (MS)

Density

18.6 / sq mi

82nd1st

68th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$47,969

82nd1st

47th of 82 (MS)

How Benton County's population changed since 2020

Benton County lost 103 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.3%. That ranks 35th 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, Benton County recorded 354 births and 504 deaths, a natural change of -150. Net international migration added +7 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +60. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 150 people.

7,66920207,64520217,57420227,49120237,5662024
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
354
Deaths
504
Net international migration
+7
Net domestic migration
+60
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+75

Where Benton County is

The Census internal point of Benton County is at 34.809600, -89.200200. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Mississippi's 82 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Benton 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: Benton County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
34.809600, -89.200200
DMS
34°48'34.56"N 89°12'0.72"W
UTM
16N 298746.8E 3854135.2N
Geohash
dn0w40yks
Plus code
866GRQ5X+RW

Towns in Benton County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Benton County. Its 7,566 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Benton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Benton County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Fayette County, TN, with 44,476 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 182.5 miles SSW of Benton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 48.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Collierville, TN (population 51,951), 32.6 miles away.

Benton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Benton County is 28009: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,969.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Benton County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,566. That is down 103 people (1.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,669.

What is the FIPS code of Benton County?

28009. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Benton County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Benton County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Benton County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Fayette County, TN; Marshall County, MS; Union County, MS; Hardeman County, TN; Tippah 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)

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