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Leflore County, Mississippi

Leflore County had 26,157 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 594.1 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 33rd by land area.

Population
26,157
#33 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,570 in US
Area
594.1 sq mi
#33 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,647 in US
Density
44 / sq mi
#37 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,586 in US
Median household income
$33,945
#79 of 82 in Mississippi · #3,139 in US

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

Leflore County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Leflore County population, land area and income

Leflore County had 26,157 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 594.1 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 33rd by land area. That works out to 44.0 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; Leflore County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $33,945 is the 5th lowest among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

26,157

3144th1st

1570th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

594 sq mi

3144th1st

1647th of 3,144 (US)

Density

44.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1586th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$33,945

3143rd1st

3139th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

26,157

82nd1st

33rd of 82 (MS)

Land area

594 sq mi

82nd1st

33rd of 82 (MS)

Density

44.0 / sq mi

82nd1st

37th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$33,945

82nd1st

79th of 82 (MS)

How Leflore County's population changed since 2020

Leflore County lost 2,184 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 7.7%. That ranks 71st 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, Leflore County recorded 1,543 births and 1,926 deaths, a natural change of -383. Net international migration added +190 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,147. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 2,147 people.

28.3k202027.7k202126.9k202226.6k202326.2k2024
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
1,543
Deaths
1,926
Net international migration
+190
Net domestic migration
-2,147
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-438

Where Leflore County is

The Census internal point of Leflore County is at 33.549800, -90.294900. 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 Leflore 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: Leflore County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
33.549800, -90.294900
DMS
33°32'59.28"N 90°17'41.64"W
UTM
15N 751156.8E 3715518.7N
Geohash
9vzyc793b
Plus code
865FGPX4+W2

Towns in Leflore County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Leflore County, 15,143 people together, or 58% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Leflore County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Greenwood with 13,627.

  1. 01Greenwood13,627
  2. 02Itta Bena1,516
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Leflore County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Leflore County. The most populous is Sunflower County, MS, with 23,029 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 86.7 miles S of Leflore County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 85.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Greenwood, MS (population 13,627), 6.1 miles away.

Leflore County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Leflore County is 28083: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 083. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $33,945.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Leflore County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 26,157. That is down 2,184 people (7.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 28,341.

What is the FIPS code of Leflore County?

28083. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (083) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Leflore County?

Greenwood, with 13,627 residents inside Leflore County in 2024.

Which counties border Leflore County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sunflower County, MS; Grenada County, MS; Holmes County, MS; Tallahatchie County, MS; Carroll County, MS; Humphreys 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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