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  • FIPS 28023
  • Largest town: Quitman

Clarke County, Mississippi

Clarke County had 15,155 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 691.6 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 22nd by land area.

Population
15,155
#56 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,084 in US
Area
691.6 sq mi
#22 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,354 in US
Density
22 / sq mi
#62 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,174 in US
Median household income
$47,811
#50 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,848 in US

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

Clarke County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Clarke County population, land area and income

Clarke County had 15,155 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 691.6 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 22nd by land area. That works out to 21.9 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; Clarke County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,811 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

15,155

3144th1st

2084th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

692 sq mi

3144th1st

1354th of 3,144 (US)

Density

21.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2174th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,811

3143rd1st

2848th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

15,155

82nd1st

56th of 82 (MS)

Land area

692 sq mi

82nd1st

22nd of 82 (MS)

Density

21.9 / sq mi

82nd1st

62nd of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$47,811

82nd1st

50th of 82 (MS)

How Clarke County's population changed since 2020

Clarke County lost 392 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.5%. That ranks 51st 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, Clarke County recorded 744 births and 1,047 deaths, a natural change of -303. Net international migration added -1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -151. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 303 people.

15.5k202015.4k202115.2k202215.2k202315.2k2024
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
744
Deaths
1,047
Net international migration
-1
Net domestic migration
-151
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-85

Where Clarke County is

The Census internal point of Clarke County is at 32.045400, -88.688000. 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 Clarke 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: Clarke County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
32.045400, -88.688000
DMS
32°02'43.44"N 88°41'16.80"W
UTM
16N 340627.8E 3546713.8N
Geohash
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Plus code
864H28W6+5R

Towns in Clarke County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Clarke County, 1,948 people together, or 13% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Clarke County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Quitman with 1,948.

  1. 01Quitman1,948
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Clarke County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Clarke County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Lauderdale County, MS, with 70,588 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 89.3 miles WNW of Clarke County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 91.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Meridian, MS (population 33,549), 23.4 miles away.

Clarke County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clarke County is 28023: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 023. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,811.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clarke County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 15,155. That is down 392 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 15,547.

What is the FIPS code of Clarke County?

28023. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (023) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clarke County?

Quitman, with 1,948 residents inside Clarke County in 2024.

Which counties border Clarke County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lauderdale County, MS; Newton County, MS; Wayne County, MS; Jasper County, MS; Choctaw County, AL.

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.