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  • FIPS 28049
  • Largest town: Jackson

Hinds County, Mississippi

Hinds County had 211,975 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 869.9 square miles of land. It ranks 2nd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 3rd by land area.

Population
211,975
#2 of 82 in Mississippi · #335 in US
Area
869.9 sq mi
#3 of 82 in Mississippi · #940 in US
Density
244 / sq mi
#3 of 82 in Mississippi · #507 in US
Median household income
$50,965
#31 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,646 in US

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

Hinds County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Hinds County population, land area and income

Hinds County had 211,975 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 869.9 square miles of land. It ranks 2nd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 3rd by land area. That works out to 243.7 people per square mile, 2.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents, so Hinds County is 9.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,965 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

211,975

3144th1st

335th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

870 sq mi

3144th1st

940th of 3,144 (US)

Density

243.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

507th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,965

3143rd1st

2646th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

211,975

82nd1st

2nd of 82 (MS)

Land area

870 sq mi

82nd1st

3rd of 82 (MS)

Density

243.7 / sq mi

82nd1st

3rd of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$50,965

82nd1st

31st of 82 (MS)

How Hinds County's population changed since 2020

Hinds County lost 14,797 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 6.5%. That ranks 70th 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, Hinds County recorded 11,371 births and 11,381 deaths, a natural change of -10. Net international migration added +1,957 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -17,670. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 17,670 people.

226.8k2020222.0k2021217.4k2022214.5k2023212.0k2024
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
11,371
Deaths
11,381
Net international migration
+1,957
Net domestic migration
-17,670
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-2,542

Where Hinds County is

The Census internal point of Hinds County is at 32.267800, -90.466000. 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 Hinds 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: Hinds County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
32.267800, -90.466000
DMS
32°16'4.08"N 90°27'57.60"W
UTM
15N 738685.3E 3572938.9N
Geohash
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Plus code
864F7G9M+4H

Towns in Hinds County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Hinds County, 183,164 people together, or 86% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hinds County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jackson with 140,952.

  1. 01Jackson (part)140,952
  2. 02Clinton26,617
  3. 03Byram12,656
  4. 04Terry1,552
  5. 05Raymond1,387
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hinds County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Hinds County. The most populous is Rankin County, MS, with 160,573 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 16.6 miles E of Hinds County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 15.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Clinton, MS (population 26,617), 9.4 miles away.

Hinds County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hinds County is 28049: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 049. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,965.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hinds County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 211,975. That is down 14,797 people (6.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 226,772.

What is the FIPS code of Hinds County?

28049. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (049) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hinds County?

Jackson, with 140,952 residents inside Hinds County in 2024 (141,449 across all 3 counties it spans).

Which counties border Hinds County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Rankin County, MS; Madison County, MS; Warren County, MS; Copiah County, MS; Simpson County, MS; Yazoo County, MS; Claiborne 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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