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Calhoun County, Mississippi

Calhoun County had 12,754 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 586.6 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 36th by land area.

Population
12,754
#60 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,237 in US
Area
586.6 sq mi
#36 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,673 in US
Density
22 / sq mi
#63 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,184 in US
Median household income
$46,966
#54 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,889 in US

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

Calhoun County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Calhoun County population, land area and income

Calhoun County had 12,754 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 586.6 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 36th by land area. That works out to 21.7 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; Calhoun County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,966 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,754

3144th1st

2237th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

587 sq mi

3144th1st

1673rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

21.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2184th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,966

3143rd1st

2889th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

12,754

82nd1st

60th of 82 (MS)

Land area

587 sq mi

82nd1st

36th of 82 (MS)

Density

21.7 / sq mi

82nd1st

63rd of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$46,966

82nd1st

54th of 82 (MS)

How Calhoun County's population changed since 2020

Calhoun County lost 462 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.5%. That ranks 61st 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, Calhoun County recorded 679 births and 882 deaths, a natural change of -203. Net international migration added +71 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -366. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 366 people.

13.2k202013.0k202112.9k202212.8k202312.8k2024
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
679
Deaths
882
Net international migration
+71
Net domestic migration
-366
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-12

Where Calhoun County is

The Census internal point of Calhoun County is at 33.936600, -89.337100. 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 Calhoun 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: Calhoun County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
33.936600, -89.337100
DMS
33°56'11.76"N 89°20'13.56"W
UTM
16N 283990.9E 3757586.7N
Geohash
dn03p1fxn
Plus code
865GWMP7+J5

Towns in Calhoun County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Calhoun County, 4,163 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Calhoun County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bruce with 1,621.

  1. 01Bruce1,621
  2. 02Calhoun City1,474
  3. 03Vardaman1,068
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Calhoun County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Calhoun County. The most populous is Lafayette County, MS, with 59,843 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 123.3 miles SSW of Calhoun County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 88.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Grenada, MS (population 12,138), 29.3 miles away.

Calhoun County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Calhoun County is 28013: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 013. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,966.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Calhoun County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,754. That is down 462 people (3.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,216.

What is the FIPS code of Calhoun County?

28013. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (013) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Calhoun County?

Bruce, with 1,621 residents inside Calhoun County in 2024.

Which counties border Calhoun County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lafayette County, MS; Pontotoc County, MS; Grenada County, MS; Chickasaw County, MS; Yalobusha County, MS; Webster 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.