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Copiah County, Mississippi

Copiah County had 27,536 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 777.3 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 6th by land area.

Population
27,536
#32 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,523 in US
Area
777.3 sq mi
#6 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,116 in US
Density
35 / sq mi
#46 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,788 in US
Median household income
$47,870
#48 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,838 in US

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

Copiah County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Copiah County population, land area and income

Copiah County had 27,536 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 777.3 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 6th by land area. That works out to 35.4 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; Copiah County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,870 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

27,536

3144th1st

1523rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

777 sq mi

3144th1st

1116th of 3,144 (US)

Density

35.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1788th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,870

3143rd1st

2838th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

27,536

82nd1st

32nd of 82 (MS)

Land area

777 sq mi

82nd1st

6th of 82 (MS)

Density

35.4 / sq mi

82nd1st

46th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$47,870

82nd1st

48th of 82 (MS)

How Copiah County's population changed since 2020

Copiah County lost 735 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.6%. That ranks 53rd 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, Copiah County recorded 1,356 births and 1,699 deaths, a natural change of -343. Net international migration added +367 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -840. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 840 people.

28.3k202027.9k202127.8k202227.7k202327.5k2024
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
1,356
Deaths
1,699
Net international migration
+367
Net domestic migration
-840
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-201

Where Copiah County is

The Census internal point of Copiah County is at 31.866900, -90.448800. 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 Copiah 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: Copiah County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
31.866900, -90.448800
DMS
31°52'0.84"N 90°26'55.68"W
UTM
15N 741357.5E 3528520.8N
Geohash
9vxtmc1nn
Plus code
863FVH82+QF

Towns in Copiah County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Copiah County, 9,871 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Copiah County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Crystal Springs with 4,668.

  1. 01Crystal Springs4,668
  2. 02Hazlehurst3,445
  3. 03Wesson (part)1,758
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Copiah County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Copiah County. The most populous is Hinds County, MS, with 211,975 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 33.6 miles NNE of Copiah County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 33.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Brookhaven, MS (population 11,654), 19.8 miles away.

Copiah County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Copiah County is 28029: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 029. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,870.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Copiah County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 27,536. That is down 735 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 28,271.

What is the FIPS code of Copiah County?

28029. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (029) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Copiah County?

Crystal Springs, with 4,668 residents inside Copiah County in 2024.

Which counties border Copiah County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hinds County, MS; Rankin County, MS; Lincoln County, MS; Simpson County, MS; Lawrence County, MS; Claiborne County, MS; Jefferson 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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