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Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Chickasaw County had 16,774 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 501.8 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 48th by land area.

Population
16,774
#53 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,988 in US
Area
501.8 sq mi
#48 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,074 in US
Density
33 / sq mi
#48 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,829 in US
Median household income
$44,599
#61 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,986 in US

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

Chickasaw County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Chickasaw County population, land area and income

Chickasaw County had 16,774 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 501.8 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 48th by land area. That works out to 33.4 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; Chickasaw County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $44,599 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,774

3144th1st

1988th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

502 sq mi

3144th1st

2074th of 3,144 (US)

Density

33.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1829th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$44,599

3143rd1st

2986th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

16,774

82nd1st

53rd of 82 (MS)

Land area

502 sq mi

82nd1st

48th of 82 (MS)

Density

33.4 / sq mi

82nd1st

48th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$44,599

82nd1st

61st of 82 (MS)

How Chickasaw County's population changed since 2020

Chickasaw County lost 309 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.8%. That ranks 43rd 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, Chickasaw County recorded 969 births and 1,107 deaths, a natural change of -138. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -197. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 197 people.

17.1k202017.0k202116.9k202216.8k202316.8k2024
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
969
Deaths
1,107
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
-197
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-64

Where Chickasaw County is

The Census internal point of Chickasaw County is at 33.933300, -88.947600. 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 Chickasaw 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: Chickasaw County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
33.933300, -88.947600
DMS
33°55'59.88"N 88°56'51.36"W
UTM
16N 319989.7E 3756468.7N
Geohash
dn09pcq7f
Plus code
865HW3M2+8X

Towns in Chickasaw County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Chickasaw County, 6,118 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Chickasaw County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Houston with 3,702.

  1. 01Houston3,702
  2. 02Okolona2,416
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Chickasaw County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Chickasaw County. The most populous is Lee County, MS, with 83,012 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 133.7 miles SSW of Chickasaw County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tuscaloosa, AL (population 114,288), 94.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Tupelo, MS (population 37,775), 26.3 miles away.

Chickasaw County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Chickasaw County is 28017: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 017. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $44,599.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chickasaw County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,774. That is down 309 people (1.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 17,083.

What is the FIPS code of Chickasaw County?

28017. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (017) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Chickasaw County?

Houston, with 3,702 residents inside Chickasaw County in 2024.

Which counties border Chickasaw County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lee County, MS; Monroe County, MS; Pontotoc County, MS; Clay County, MS; Calhoun 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)

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