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Lee County, Mississippi

Lee County had 83,012 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 450.0 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 61st by land area.

Population
83,012
#7 of 82 in Mississippi · #705 in US
Area
450.0 sq mi
#61 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,268 in US
Density
184 / sq mi
#6 of 82 in Mississippi · #593 in US
Median household income
$64,744
#6 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,395 in US

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

Lee County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Lee County population, land area and income

Lee County had 83,012 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 450.0 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 61st by land area. That works out to 184.5 people per square mile, 1.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents, so Lee County is 3.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,744 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

83,012

3144th1st

705th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

450 sq mi

3144th1st

2268th of 3,144 (US)

Density

184.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

593rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,744

3143rd1st

1395th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

83,012

82nd1st

7th of 82 (MS)

Land area

450 sq mi

82nd1st

61st of 82 (MS)

Density

184.5 / sq mi

82nd1st

6th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$64,744

82nd1st

6th of 82 (MS)

How Lee County's population changed since 2020

Lee County lost 307 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.4%. That ranks 28th 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, Lee County recorded 4,405 births and 4,399 deaths, a natural change of +6. Net international migration added +196 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -566. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 566 people.

83.3k202083.0k202182.9k202282.9k202383.0k2024
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
4,405
Deaths
4,399
Net international migration
+196
Net domestic migration
-566
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+119

Where Lee County is

The Census internal point of Lee County is at 34.292400, -88.682400. 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 Lee 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: Lee County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
34.292400, -88.682400
DMS
34°17'32.64"N 88°40'56.64"W
UTM
16N 345160.2E 3795858.5N
Geohash
dn0gjfxrw
Plus code
866H78R9+X2

Towns in Lee County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lee County, 51,675 people together, or 62% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Tupelo with 37,775.

  1. 01Tupelo37,775
  2. 02Saltillo4,968
  3. 03Verona2,718
  4. 04Guntown2,606
  5. 05Shannon1,491
  6. 06Baldwyn (part)1,247
  7. 07Nettleton (part)870
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Lee County. The most populous is Monroe County, MS, with 33,483 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 162.8 miles SSW of Lee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 92.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Tupelo, MS (population 37,775), 3.2 miles away.

Lee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lee County is 28081: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 081. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,744.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lee County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 83,012. That is down 307 people (0.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 83,319.

What is the FIPS code of Lee County?

28081. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (081) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lee County?

Tupelo, with 37,775 residents inside Lee County in 2024.

Which counties border Lee County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Monroe County, MS; Pontotoc County, MS; Union County, MS; Prentiss County, MS; Itawamba County, MS; Chickasaw 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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