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Grenada County, Mississippi

Grenada County had 20,931 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 422.1 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 66th by land area.

Population
20,931
#44 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,773 in US
Area
422.1 sq mi
#66 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,400 in US
Density
50 / sq mi
#29 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,481 in US
Median household income
$49,210
#40 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,761 in US

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

Grenada County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Grenada County population, land area and income

Grenada County had 20,931 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 422.1 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 66th by land area. That works out to 49.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents, about the same as Grenada County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,210 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

20,931

3144th1st

1773rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

422 sq mi

3144th1st

2400th of 3,144 (US)

Density

49.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1481st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,210

3143rd1st

2761st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

20,931

82nd1st

44th of 82 (MS)

Land area

422 sq mi

82nd1st

66th of 82 (MS)

Density

49.6 / sq mi

82nd1st

29th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$49,210

82nd1st

40th of 82 (MS)

How Grenada County's population changed since 2020

Grenada County lost 646 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.0%. That ranks 57th 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, Grenada County recorded 1,043 births and 1,485 deaths, a natural change of -442. Net international migration added +83 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -335. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 442 people.

21.6k202021.3k202121.2k202221.1k202320.9k2024
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
1,043
Deaths
1,485
Net international migration
+83
Net domestic migration
-335
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-172

Where Grenada County is

The Census internal point of Grenada County is at 33.770000, -89.802700. 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 Grenada 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: Grenada County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
33.770000, -89.802700
DMS
33°46'12.00"N 89°48'9.72"W
UTM
16N 240441.4E 3740185.0N
Geohash
dn00h7xst
Plus code
865GQ5CW+2W

Towns in Grenada County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Grenada County, 12,138 people together, or 58% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Grenada County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Grenada with 12,138.

  1. 01Grenada12,138
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Grenada County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Grenada County. The most populous is Leflore County, MS, with 26,157 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 104.0 miles SSW of Grenada County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 93.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Grenada, MS (population 12,138), 0.9 miles away.

Grenada County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Grenada County is 28043: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 043. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,210.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Grenada County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 20,931. That is down 646 people (3.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,577.

What is the FIPS code of Grenada County?

28043. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (043) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Grenada County?

Grenada, with 12,138 residents inside Grenada County in 2024.

Which counties border Grenada County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Leflore County, MS; Calhoun County, MS; Yalobusha County, MS; Tallahatchie County, MS; Webster County, MS; Montgomery County, MS; Carroll 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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