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  • FIPS 28079
  • Largest town: Carthage

Leake County, Mississippi

Leake County had 21,462 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 582.9 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 82 in Mississippi by population and 38th by land area.

Population
21,462
#41 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,748 in US
Area
582.9 sq mi
#38 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,689 in US
Density
37 / sq mi
#43 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,751 in US
Median household income
$47,849
#49 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,844 in US

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

Leake County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Leake County population, land area and income

Leake County had 21,462 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 582.9 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 82 in Mississippi by population and 38th by land area. That works out to 36.8 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, about the same as Leake County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,849 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,462

3144th1st

1748th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

583 sq mi

3144th1st

1689th of 3,144 (US)

Density

36.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1751st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,849

3143rd1st

2844th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

21,462

82nd1st

41st of 82 (MS)

Land area

583 sq mi

82nd1st

38th of 82 (MS)

Density

36.8 / sq mi

82nd1st

43rd of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$47,849

82nd1st

49th of 82 (MS)

How Leake County's population changed since 2020

Leake County gained 212 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.0%. That ranks 19th 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, Leake County recorded 1,297 births and 1,287 deaths, a natural change of +10. Net international migration added +453 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -280. The largest single component was international migration, which added 453 people.

21.3k202021.3k202121.3k202221.3k202321.5k2024
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
1,297
Deaths
1,287
Net international migration
+453
Net domestic migration
-280
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+126

Where Leake County is

The Census internal point of Leake County is at 32.760600, -89.522200. 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 Leake 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: Leake County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
32.760600, -89.522200
DMS
32°45'38.16"N 89°31'19.92"W
UTM
16N 263720.5E 3627562.9N
Geohash
djb66ggum
Plus code
864GQF6H+64

Towns in Leake County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Leake County, 4,855 people together, or 23% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Leake County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Carthage with 4,855.

  1. 01Carthage4,855
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Leake County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Leake County. The most populous is Madison County, MS, with 114,247 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 50.1 miles SW of Leake County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 50.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Canton, MS (population 10,777), 31.7 miles away.

Leake County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Leake County is 28079: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 079. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,849.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Leake County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,462. That is up 212 people (1.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,250.

What is the FIPS code of Leake County?

28079. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (079) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Leake County?

Carthage, with 4,855 residents inside Leake County in 2024.

Which counties border Leake County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, MS; Neshoba County, MS; Scott County, MS; Newton County, MS; Winston County, MS; Attala 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.