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Humphreys County, Mississippi

Humphreys County had 7,121 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 418.7 square miles of land. It ranks 78th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 68th by land area.

Population
7,121
#78 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,647 in US
Area
418.7 sq mi
#68 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,420 in US
Density
17 / sq mi
#71 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,337 in US
Median household income
$31,538
#80 of 82 in Mississippi · #3,141 in US

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

Humphreys County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Humphreys County population, land area and income

Humphreys County had 7,121 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 418.7 square miles of land. It ranks 78th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 68th by land area. That works out to 17.0 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, so Humphreys County has 33% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $31,538 is the 3rd lowest among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,121

3144th1st

2647th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

419 sq mi

3144th1st

2420th of 3,144 (US)

Density

17.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2337th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$31,538

3143rd1st

3141st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

7,121

82nd1st

78th of 82 (MS)

Land area

419 sq mi

82nd1st

68th of 82 (MS)

Density

17.0 / sq mi

82nd1st

71st of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$31,538

82nd1st

80th of 82 (MS)

How Humphreys County's population changed since 2020

Humphreys County lost 614 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 7.9%. That ranks 75th 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, Humphreys County recorded 391 births and 546 deaths, a natural change of -155. Net international migration added +21 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -535. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 535 people.

7,73520207,55820217,34220227,21720237,1212024
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
391
Deaths
546
Net international migration
+21
Net domestic migration
-535
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-96

Where Humphreys County is

The Census internal point of Humphreys County is at 33.131000, -90.523400. 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 Humphreys 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: Humphreys County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
33.131000, -90.523400
DMS
33°07'51.60"N 90°31'24.24"W
UTM
15N 731040.3E 3668539.9N
Geohash
9vzskp6f5
Plus code
865F4FJG+CJ

Towns in Humphreys County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Humphreys County, 1,740 people together, or 24% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Humphreys County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Belzoni with 1,740.

  1. 01Belzoni1,740
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Humphreys County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Humphreys County. The most populous is Washington County, MS, with 41,181 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 60.8 miles SSE of Humphreys County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 59.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Greenwood, MS (population 13,627), 32.3 miles away.

Humphreys County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Humphreys County is 28053: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 053. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $31,538.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Humphreys County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,121. That is down 614 people (7.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,735.

What is the FIPS code of Humphreys County?

28053. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (053) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Humphreys County?

Belzoni, with 1,740 residents inside Humphreys County in 2024.

Which counties border Humphreys County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Washington County, MS; Leflore County, MS; Sunflower County, MS; Yazoo County, MS; Holmes County, MS; Sharkey 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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