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  • Largest town: Clarksdale

Coahoma County, Mississippi

Coahoma County had 20,105 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 553.1 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 43rd by land area.

Population
20,105
#45 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,823 in US
Area
553.1 sq mi
#43 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,886 in US
Density
36 / sq mi
#45 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,761 in US
Median household income
$35,552
#77 of 82 in Mississippi · #3,128 in US

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

Coahoma County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Coahoma County population, land area and income

Coahoma County had 20,105 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 553.1 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 43rd by land area. That works out to 36.3 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, about the same as Coahoma County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $35,552 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

20,105

3144th1st

1823rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

553 sq mi

3144th1st

1886th of 3,144 (US)

Density

36.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1761st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$35,552

3143rd1st

3128th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

20,105

82nd1st

45th of 82 (MS)

Land area

553 sq mi

82nd1st

43rd of 82 (MS)

Density

36.3 / sq mi

82nd1st

45th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$35,552

82nd1st

77th of 82 (MS)

How Coahoma County's population changed since 2020

Coahoma County lost 1,123 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.3%. That ranks 66th 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, Coahoma County recorded 1,243 births and 1,531 deaths, a natural change of -288. Net international migration added +653 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,639. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,639 people.

21.2k202020.7k202120.4k202220.3k202320.1k2024
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
1,243
Deaths
1,531
Net international migration
+653
Net domestic migration
-1,639
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-148

Where Coahoma County is

The Census internal point of Coahoma County is at 34.230300, -90.604000. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Mississippi's 82 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Coahoma 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: Coahoma County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
34.230300, -90.604000
DMS
34°13'49.08"N 90°36'14.40"W
UTM
15N 720690.3E 3790288.3N
Geohash
9ypddr2jv
Plus code
866F69JW+4C

Towns in Coahoma County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Coahoma County, 13,861 people together, or 69% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Coahoma County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Clarksdale with 13,861.

  1. 01Clarksdale13,861
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Coahoma County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Coahoma County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Bolivar County, MS, with 28,395 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 135.6 miles S of Coahoma County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 70.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Clarksdale, MS (population 13,861), 3.2 miles away.

Coahoma County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Coahoma County is 28027: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 027. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $35,552.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Coahoma County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 20,105. That is down 1,123 people (5.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,228.

What is the FIPS code of Coahoma County?

28027. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (027) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Coahoma County?

Clarksdale, with 13,861 residents inside Coahoma County in 2024.

Which counties border Coahoma County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bolivar County, MS; Sunflower County, MS; Phillips County, AR; Tallahatchie County, MS; Tunica County, MS; Quitman 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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