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Covington County, Mississippi

Covington County had 18,015 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 413.8 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 72nd by land area.

Population
18,015
#50 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,932 in US
Area
413.8 sq mi
#72 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,443 in US
Density
44 / sq mi
#41 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,596 in US
Median household income
$48,382
#44 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,811 in US

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

Covington County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Covington County population, land area and income

Covington County had 18,015 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 413.8 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 72nd by land area. That works out to 43.5 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; Covington County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,382 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

18,015

3144th1st

1932nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

414 sq mi

3144th1st

2443rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

43.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1596th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,382

3143rd1st

2811th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

18,015

82nd1st

50th of 82 (MS)

Land area

414 sq mi

82nd1st

72nd of 82 (MS)

Density

43.5 / sq mi

82nd1st

41st of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$48,382

82nd1st

44th of 82 (MS)

How Covington County's population changed since 2020

Covington County lost 286 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.6%. That ranks 41st 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, Covington County recorded 1,044 births and 1,284 deaths, a natural change of -240. Net international migration added -14 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -78. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 240 people.

18.3k202018.3k202118.1k202218.0k202318.0k2024
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
1,044
Deaths
1,284
Net international migration
-14
Net domestic migration
-78
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-5

Where Covington County is

The Census internal point of Covington County is at 31.633300, -89.548900. 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 Covington 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: Covington County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
31.633300, -89.548900
DMS
31°37'59.88"N 89°32'56.04"W
UTM
16N 258253.4E 3502612.4N
Geohash
dj87fq8mr
Plus code
863GJFM2+8C

Towns in Covington County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Covington County, 2,241 people together, or 12% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Covington County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Collins with 2,241.

  1. 01Collins2,241
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Covington County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Covington County. The most populous is Forrest County, MS, with 78,435 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 59.2 miles NW of Covington County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 61.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Laurel, MS (population 17,508), 23.9 miles away.

Covington County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Covington County is 28031: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 031. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,382.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Covington County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 18,015. That is down 286 people (1.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,301.

What is the FIPS code of Covington County?

28031. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (031) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Covington County?

Collins, with 2,241 residents inside Covington County in 2024.

Which counties border Covington County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Forrest County, MS; Lamar County, MS; Jones County, MS; Simpson County, MS; Smith County, MS; Jefferson Davis 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.