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Harrison County, Mississippi

Harrison County had 213,730 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 573.6 square miles of land. It is the most populous of Mississippi's 82 county-equivalents.

Population
213,730
#1 of 82 in Mississippi · #331 in US
Area
573.6 sq mi
#40 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,742 in US
Density
373 / sq mi
#2 of 82 in Mississippi · #367 in US
Median household income
$56,692
#12 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,169 in US

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

Harrison County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Harrison County population, land area and income

Harrison County had 213,730 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 573.6 square miles of land. It is the most populous of Mississippi's 82 county-equivalents. That works out to 372.6 people per square mile, 3.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents, so Harrison County is 10.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,692 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

213,730

3144th1st

331st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

574 sq mi

3144th1st

1742nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

372.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

367th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,692

3143rd1st

2169th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

213,730

82nd1st

1st of 82 (MS)

Land area

574 sq mi

82nd1st

40th of 82 (MS)

Density

372.6 / sq mi

82nd1st

2nd of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$56,692

82nd1st

12th of 82 (MS)

How Harrison County's population changed since 2020

Harrison County gained 4,895 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.3%. That ranks 10th 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, Harrison County recorded 10,285 births and 10,685 deaths, a natural change of -400. Net international migration added +2,555 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,808. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,808 people.

208.8k2020209.5k2021211.0k2022211.4k2023213.7k2024
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
10,285
Deaths
10,685
Net international migration
+2,555
Net domestic migration
+2,808
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,336

Where Harrison County is

The Census internal point of Harrison County is at 30.416500, -89.083400. 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 Harrison 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: Harrison County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
30.416500, -89.083400
DMS
30°24'59.40"N 89°05'0.24"W
UTM
16N 299883.6E 3366780.9N
Geohash
dj2thc5ky
Plus code
862GCW88+JJ

Towns in Harrison County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Harrison County, 159,810 people together, or 75% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Harrison County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Gulfport with 74,621.

  1. 01Gulfport74,621
  2. 02Biloxi48,144
  3. 03Long Beach17,217
  4. 04D'Iberville13,399
  5. 05Pass Christian6,429
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Harrison County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Harrison County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Jackson County, MS, with 147,002 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 145.4 miles NNW of Harrison County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is New Orleans, LA (population 362,701), 56.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Gulfport, MS (population 74,621), 0.9 miles away.

Harrison County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Harrison County is 28047: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 047. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,692.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Harrison County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 213,730. That is up 4,895 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 208,835.

What is the FIPS code of Harrison County?

28047. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (047) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Harrison County?

Gulfport, with 74,621 residents inside Harrison County in 2024.

Which counties border Harrison County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jackson County, MS; Pearl River County, MS; Hancock County, MS; St. Bernard Parish, LA; Stone 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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