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  • FIPS 28041
  • Largest town: Leakesville

Greene County, Mississippi

Greene County had 13,675 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 712.7 square miles of land. It ranks 59th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 16th by land area.

Population
13,675
#59 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,178 in US
Area
712.7 sq mi
#16 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,282 in US
Density
19 / sq mi
#67 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,277 in US
Median household income
$54,057
#19 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,405 in US

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

Greene County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Greene County population, land area and income

Greene County had 13,675 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 712.7 square miles of land. It ranks 59th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 16th by land area. That works out to 19.2 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; Greene County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,057 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,675

3144th1st

2178th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

713 sq mi

3144th1st

1282nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

19.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2277th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,057

3143rd1st

2405th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

13,675

82nd1st

59th of 82 (MS)

Land area

713 sq mi

82nd1st

16th of 82 (MS)

Density

19.2 / sq mi

82nd1st

67th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$54,057

82nd1st

19th of 82 (MS)

How Greene County's population changed since 2020

Greene County gained 146 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.1%. That ranks 18th 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, Greene County recorded 637 births and 680 deaths, a natural change of -43. Net international migration added +5 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +188. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 188 people.

13.5k202013.7k202113.6k202213.6k202313.7k2024
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
637
Deaths
680
Net international migration
+5
Net domestic migration
+188
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+50

Where Greene County is

The Census internal point of Greene County is at 31.212800, -88.634800. 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 Greene 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: Greene County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
31.212800, -88.634800
DMS
31°12'46.08"N 88°38'5.28"W
UTM
16N 344269.9E 3454337.4N
Geohash
dj8cx445e
Plus code
863H6978+43

Towns in Greene County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Greene County, 3,743 people together, or 27% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Greene County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Leakesville with 3,743.

  1. 01Leakesville3,743
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Greene County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Greene County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Mobile County, AL, with 412,339 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 118.0 miles NW of Greene County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Mobile, AL (population 201,367), 48.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Petal, MS (population 11,538), 36.7 miles away.

Greene County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Greene County is 28041: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 041. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,057.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Greene County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,675. That is up 146 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,529.

What is the FIPS code of Greene County?

28041. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (041) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Greene County?

Leakesville, with 3,743 residents inside Greene County in 2024.

Which counties border Greene County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Mobile County, AL; George County, MS; Wayne County, MS; Washington County, AL; Perry 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.