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Franklin County, Mississippi

Franklin County had 7,516 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 564.0 square miles of land. It ranks 77th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 42nd by land area.

Population
7,516
#77 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,618 in US
Area
564.0 sq mi
#42 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,822 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#77 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,441 in US
Median household income
$48,075
#46 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,827 in US

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

Franklin County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Franklin County population, land area and income

Franklin County had 7,516 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 564.0 square miles of land. It ranks 77th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 42nd by land area. That works out to 13.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents, so Franklin County has 35% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,075 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,516

3144th1st

2618th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

564 sq mi

3144th1st

1822nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2441st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,075

3143rd1st

2827th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

7,516

82nd1st

77th of 82 (MS)

Land area

564 sq mi

82nd1st

42nd of 82 (MS)

Density

13.3 / sq mi

82nd1st

77th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$48,075

82nd1st

46th of 82 (MS)

How Franklin County's population changed since 2020

Franklin County lost 145 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.9%. That ranks 44th 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, Franklin County recorded 396 births and 583 deaths, a natural change of -187. Net international migration added +5 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +20. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 187 people.

7,66120207,68620217,61920227,62620237,5162024
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
396
Deaths
583
Net international migration
+5
Net domestic migration
+20
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-110

Where Franklin County is

The Census internal point of Franklin County is at 31.477800, -90.895500. 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 Franklin 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: Franklin County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
31.477800, -90.895500
DMS
31°28'40.08"N 90°53'43.80"W
UTM
15N 699920.2E 3484473.9N
Geohash
9vx75d7gm
Plus code
863FF4H3+4R

Towns in Franklin County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Franklin County. Its 7,516 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Franklin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Franklin County. The most populous is Lincoln County, MS, with 34,956 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 70.4 miles NE of Franklin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 70.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Brookhaven, MS (population 11,654), 27.5 miles away.

Franklin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Franklin County is 28037: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 037. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,075.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Franklin County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,516. That is down 145 people (1.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,661.

What is the FIPS code of Franklin County?

28037. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (037) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Franklin County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Franklin County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Franklin County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lincoln County, MS; Adams County, MS; Amite County, MS; Wilkinson 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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