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Itawamba County, Mississippi

Itawamba County had 24,198 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 532.8 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 45th by land area.

Population
24,198
#37 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,643 in US
Area
532.8 sq mi
#45 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,957 in US
Density
45 / sq mi
#33 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,564 in US
Median household income
$56,977
#11 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,136 in US

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

Itawamba County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Itawamba County population, land area and income

Itawamba County had 24,198 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 532.8 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 45th by land area. That works out to 45.4 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; Itawamba County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,977 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

24,198

3144th1st

1643rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

533 sq mi

3144th1st

1957th of 3,144 (US)

Density

45.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1564th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,977

3143rd1st

2136th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

24,198

82nd1st

37th of 82 (MS)

Land area

533 sq mi

82nd1st

45th of 82 (MS)

Density

45.4 / sq mi

82nd1st

33rd of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$56,977

82nd1st

11th of 82 (MS)

How Itawamba County's population changed since 2020

Itawamba County gained 333 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.4%. That ranks 16th 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, Itawamba County recorded 1,200 births and 1,440 deaths, a natural change of -240. Net international migration added +19 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +540. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 540 people.

23.9k202023.9k202124.0k202224.1k202324.2k2024
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
1,200
Deaths
1,440
Net international migration
+19
Net domestic migration
+540
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+59

Where Itawamba County is

The Census internal point of Itawamba County is at 34.281100, -88.363100. 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 Itawamba 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: Itawamba County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
34.281100, -88.363100
DMS
34°16'51.96"N 88°21'47.16"W
UTM
16N 374532.5E 3794165.2N
Geohash
dn15j0xvy
Plus code
866H7JJP+CQ

Towns in Itawamba County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Itawamba County, 5,785 people together, or 24% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Itawamba County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Fulton with 4,640.

  1. 01Fulton4,640
  2. 02Mantachie1,145
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Itawamba County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Itawamba County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Lee County, MS, with 83,012 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 172.7 miles SW of Itawamba County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tuscaloosa, AL (population 114,288), 86.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Tupelo, MS (population 37,775), 21.1 miles away.

Itawamba County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Itawamba County is 28057: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 057. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,977.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Itawamba County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 24,198. That is up 333 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 23,865.

What is the FIPS code of Itawamba County?

28057. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (057) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Itawamba County?

Fulton, with 4,640 residents inside Itawamba County in 2024.

Which counties border Itawamba County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lee County, MS; Monroe County, MS; Franklin County, AL; Marion County, AL; Prentiss County, MS; Tishomingo 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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