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DeSoto County, Mississippi

DeSoto County had 195,871 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 476.4 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 53rd by land area.

Population
195,871
#3 of 82 in Mississippi · #363 in US
Area
476.4 sq mi
#53 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,164 in US
Density
411 / sq mi
#1 of 82 in Mississippi · #339 in US
Median household income
$81,956
#2 of 82 in Mississippi · #405 in US

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

DeSoto County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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DeSoto County population, land area and income

DeSoto County had 195,871 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 476.4 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 53rd by land area. That works out to 411.2 people per square mile, 4.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents, so DeSoto County is 9.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $81,956 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

195,871

3144th1st

363rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

476 sq mi

3144th1st

2164th of 3,144 (US)

Density

411.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

339th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$81,956

3143rd1st

405th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

195,871

82nd1st

3rd of 82 (MS)

Land area

476 sq mi

82nd1st

53rd of 82 (MS)

Density

411.2 / sq mi

82nd1st

1st of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$81,956

82nd1st

2nd of 82 (MS)

How DeSoto County's population changed since 2020

DeSoto County gained 9,742 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.2%. That ranks 4th 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, DeSoto County recorded 8,753 births and 8,113 deaths, a natural change of +640. Net international migration added +847 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +9,121. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 9,121 people.

186.1k2020189.0k2021191.6k2022194.0k2023195.9k2024
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
8,753
Deaths
8,113
Net international migration
+847
Net domestic migration
+9,121
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,910

Where DeSoto County is

The Census internal point of DeSoto County is at 34.874900, -89.991200. 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 DeSoto 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: DeSoto County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
34.874900, -89.991200
DMS
34°52'29.64"N 89°59'28.32"W
UTM
16N 226590.0E 3863253.1N
Geohash
dn0n2hy3j
Plus code
866GV2F5+XG

Towns in DeSoto County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in DeSoto County, 151,386 people together, or 77% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside DeSoto County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Southaven with 57,493.

  1. 01Southaven57,493
  2. 02Olive Branch47,365
  3. 03Horn Lake26,574
  4. 04Hernando18,542
  5. 05Walls1,412
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering DeSoto County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for DeSoto County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Shelby County, TN, with 910,530 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 178.3 miles S of DeSoto County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 16.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hernando, MS (population 18,542), 1.7 miles away.

DeSoto County FIPS code

The FIPS code of DeSoto County is 28033: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 033. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $81,956.

Questions people ask

What is the population of DeSoto County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 195,871. That is up 9,742 people (5.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 186,129.

What is the FIPS code of DeSoto County?

28033. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (033) identify the county.

What is the largest town in DeSoto County?

Southaven, with 57,493 residents inside DeSoto County in 2024.

Which counties border DeSoto County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Shelby County, TN; Crittenden County, AR; Marshall County, MS; Tate County, MS; Tunica 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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