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Choctaw County, Mississippi

Choctaw County had 8,091 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 418.2 square miles of land. It ranks 74th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 69th by land area.

Population
8,091
#74 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,569 in US
Area
418.2 sq mi
#69 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,421 in US
Density
19 / sq mi
#66 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,272 in US
Median household income
$50,545
#34 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,684 in US

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

Choctaw County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Choctaw County population, land area and income

Choctaw County had 8,091 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 418.2 square miles of land. It ranks 74th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 69th by land area. That works out to 19.3 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 Choctaw County has 38% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,545 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,091

3144th1st

2569th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

418 sq mi

3144th1st

2421st of 3,144 (US)

Density

19.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2272nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,545

3143rd1st

2684th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

8,091

82nd1st

74th of 82 (MS)

Land area

418 sq mi

82nd1st

69th of 82 (MS)

Density

19.3 / sq mi

82nd1st

66th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$50,545

82nd1st

34th of 82 (MS)

How Choctaw County's population changed since 2020

Choctaw County lost 116 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.4%. That ranks 36th 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, Choctaw County recorded 377 births and 529 deaths, a natural change of -152. Net international migration added -4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +8. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 152 people.

8,20720208,13420218,08620228,07220238,0912024
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
377
Deaths
529
Net international migration
-4
Net domestic migration
+8
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+19

Where Choctaw County is

The Census internal point of Choctaw County is at 33.346000, -89.251300. 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 Choctaw 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: Choctaw County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
33.346000, -89.251300
DMS
33°20'45.60"N 89°15'4.68"W
UTM
16N 290496.1E 3691908.8N
Geohash
djbt9n3nt
Plus code
865G8PWX+CF

Towns in Choctaw County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Choctaw County, 1,544 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Choctaw County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ackerman with 1,544.

  1. 01Ackerman1,544
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Choctaw County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Choctaw County. The most populous is Oktibbeha County, MS, with 51,965 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 90.4 miles SW of Choctaw County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 90.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Starkville, MS (population 25,844), 25.7 miles away.

Choctaw County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Choctaw County is 28019: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 019. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,545.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Choctaw County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,091. That is down 116 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,207.

What is the FIPS code of Choctaw County?

28019. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (019) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Choctaw County?

Ackerman, with 1,544 residents inside Choctaw County in 2024.

Which counties border Choctaw County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oktibbeha County, MS; Winston County, MS; Attala County, MS; Webster County, MS; Montgomery 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.