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Jones County, Mississippi

Jones County had 65,837 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 694.9 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 21st by land area.

Population
65,837
#11 of 82 in Mississippi · #833 in US
Area
694.9 sq mi
#21 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,344 in US
Density
95 / sq mi
#15 of 82 in Mississippi · #952 in US
Median household income
$50,310
#35 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,703 in US

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

Jones County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Jones County population, land area and income

Jones County had 65,837 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 694.9 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 21st by land area. That works out to 94.7 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents, so Jones County is 3.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,310 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

65,837

3144th1st

833rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

695 sq mi

3144th1st

1344th of 3,144 (US)

Density

94.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

952nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,310

3143rd1st

2703rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

65,837

82nd1st

11th of 82 (MS)

Land area

695 sq mi

82nd1st

21st of 82 (MS)

Density

94.7 / sq mi

82nd1st

15th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$50,310

82nd1st

35th of 82 (MS)

How Jones County's population changed since 2020

Jones County lost 1,336 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.0%. That ranks 48th 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, Jones County recorded 3,770 births and 4,068 deaths, a natural change of -298. Net international migration added +77 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,191. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,191 people.

67.2k202066.7k202166.5k202266.1k202365.8k2024
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
3,770
Deaths
4,068
Net international migration
+77
Net domestic migration
-1,191
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-304

Where Jones County is

The Census internal point of Jones County is at 31.616600, -89.168500. 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 Jones 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: Jones County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
31.616600, -89.168500
DMS
31°36'59.76"N 89°10'6.60"W
UTM
16N 294303.6E 3499981.2N
Geohash
dj8efgtkp
Plus code
863GJR8J+JJ

Towns in Jones County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Jones County, 21,942 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jones County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Laurel with 17,508.

  1. 01Laurel17,508
  2. 02Ellisville4,434
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jones County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Jones County. The most populous is Forrest County, MS, with 78,435 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 76.0 miles NW of Jones County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 78.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Laurel, MS (population 17,508), 5.3 miles away.

Jones County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jones County is 28067: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 067. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,310.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jones County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 65,837. That is down 1,336 people (2.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 67,173.

What is the FIPS code of Jones County?

28067. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (067) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jones County?

Laurel, with 17,508 residents inside Jones County in 2024.

Which counties border Jones County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Forrest County, MS; Wayne County, MS; Covington County, MS; Jasper County, MS; Smith County, MS; Perry 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.