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Jasper County, Mississippi

Jasper County had 15,799 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 676.3 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 25th by land area.

Population
15,799
#54 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,048 in US
Area
676.3 sq mi
#25 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,388 in US
Density
23 / sq mi
#59 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,118 in US
Median household income
$46,577
#55 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,901 in US

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

Jasper County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Jasper County population, land area and income

Jasper County had 15,799 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 676.3 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 25th by land area. That works out to 23.4 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; Jasper County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,577 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

15,799

3144th1st

2048th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

676 sq mi

3144th1st

1388th of 3,144 (US)

Density

23.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2118th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,577

3143rd1st

2901st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

15,799

82nd1st

54th of 82 (MS)

Land area

676 sq mi

82nd1st

25th of 82 (MS)

Density

23.4 / sq mi

82nd1st

59th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$46,577

82nd1st

55th of 82 (MS)

How Jasper County's population changed since 2020

Jasper County lost 553 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.4%. That ranks 60th 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, Jasper County recorded 816 births and 1,201 deaths, a natural change of -385. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -183. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 385 people.

16.4k202016.2k202116.0k202216.0k202315.8k2024
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
816
Deaths
1,201
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
-183
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-171

Where Jasper County is

The Census internal point of Jasper County is at 32.016700, -89.119200. 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 Jasper 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: Jasper County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
32.016700, -89.119200
DMS
32°01'0.12"N 89°07'9.12"W
UTM
16N 299846.4E 3544249.7N
Geohash
dj8whh3qu
Plus code
864G2V8J+M8

Towns in Jasper County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Jasper County, 1,488 people together, or 9% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jasper County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bay Springs with 1,488.

  1. 01Bay Springs1,488
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jasper County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Jasper County. The most populous is Lauderdale County, MS, with 70,588 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 65.3 miles WNW of Jasper County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 67.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Laurel, MS (population 17,508), 22.6 miles away.

Jasper County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jasper County is 28061: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 061. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,577.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jasper County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 15,799. That is down 553 people (3.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,352.

What is the FIPS code of Jasper County?

28061. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (061) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jasper County?

Bay Springs, with 1,488 residents inside Jasper County in 2024.

Which counties border Jasper County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lauderdale County, MS; Jones County, MS; Scott County, MS; Newton County, MS; Wayne County, MS; Clarke County, MS; Smith 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.