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Jefferson County, Mississippi

Jefferson County had 6,900 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 519.9 square miles of land. It ranks 79th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 46th by land area.

Population
6,900
#79 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,664 in US
Area
519.9 sq mi
#46 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,006 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#78 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,443 in US
Median household income
$37,617
#72 of 82 in Mississippi · #3,110 in US

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

Jefferson County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Jefferson County population, land area and income

Jefferson County had 6,900 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 519.9 square miles of land. It ranks 79th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 46th by land area. That works out to 13.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents, so Jefferson County has 32% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $37,617 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,900

3144th1st

2664th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

520 sq mi

3144th1st

2006th of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2443rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$37,617

3143rd1st

3110th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

6,900

82nd1st

79th of 82 (MS)

Land area

520 sq mi

82nd1st

46th of 82 (MS)

Density

13.3 / sq mi

82nd1st

78th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$37,617

82nd1st

72nd of 82 (MS)

How Jefferson County's population changed since 2020

Jefferson County lost 345 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.8%. That ranks 65th 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, Jefferson County recorded 303 births and 408 deaths, a natural change of -105. Net international migration added +6 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -260. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 260 people.

7,24520207,13720217,08620226,97420236,9002024
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
303
Deaths
408
Net international migration
+6
Net domestic migration
-260
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-74

Where Jefferson County is

The Census internal point of Jefferson County is at 31.733600, -91.043900. 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 Jefferson 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: Jefferson County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
31.733600, -91.043900
DMS
31°44'0.96"N 91°02'38.04"W
UTM
15N 685312.5E 3512572.1N
Geohash
9vxk80zve
Plus code
863CPXM4+CC

Towns in Jefferson County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Jefferson County, 1,342 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jefferson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Fayette with 1,342.

  1. 01Fayette1,342
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jefferson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Jefferson County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Lincoln County, MS, with 34,956 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 63.7 miles NE of Jefferson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 63.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Natchez, MS (population 14,233), 24.0 miles away.

Jefferson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jefferson County is 28063: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 063. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $37,617.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jefferson County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,900. That is down 345 people (4.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,245.

What is the FIPS code of Jefferson County?

28063. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (063) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jefferson County?

Fayette, with 1,342 residents inside Jefferson County in 2024.

Which counties border Jefferson County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lincoln County, MS; Adams County, MS; Copiah County, MS; Claiborne County, MS; Franklin County, MS; Tensas Parish, LA.

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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