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Lincoln County, Mississippi

Lincoln County had 34,956 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 586.2 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 37th by land area.

Population
34,956
#20 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,314 in US
Area
586.2 sq mi
#37 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,675 in US
Density
60 / sq mi
#25 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,312 in US
Median household income
$52,040
#27 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,558 in US

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

Lincoln County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Lincoln County population, land area and income

Lincoln County had 34,956 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 586.2 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 37th by land area. That works out to 59.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents; Lincoln County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,040 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

34,956

3144th1st

1314th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

586 sq mi

3144th1st

1675th of 3,144 (US)

Density

59.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1312th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,040

3143rd1st

2558th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

34,956

82nd1st

20th of 82 (MS)

Land area

586 sq mi

82nd1st

37th of 82 (MS)

Density

59.6 / sq mi

82nd1st

25th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$52,040

82nd1st

27th of 82 (MS)

How Lincoln County's population changed since 2020

Lincoln County gained 112 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.3%. That ranks 22nd 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, Lincoln County recorded 1,690 births and 2,045 deaths, a natural change of -355. Net international migration added +81 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +305. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 355 people.

34.8k202035.0k202134.8k202234.8k202335.0k2024
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
1,690
Deaths
2,045
Net international migration
+81
Net domestic migration
+305
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+141

Where Lincoln County is

The Census internal point of Lincoln County is at 31.535200, -90.453600. 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 Lincoln 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: Lincoln County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
31.535200, -90.453600
DMS
31°32'6.72"N 90°27'12.96"W
UTM
15N 741762.8E 3491729.0N
Geohash
9vxemsv9y
Plus code
863FGGPW+3H

Towns in Lincoln County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lincoln County, 11,675 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lincoln County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Brookhaven with 11,654.

  1. 01Brookhaven11,654
  2. 02Wesson (part)21
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lincoln County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Lincoln County. The most populous is Pike County, MS, with 38,980 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 55.1 miles NNE of Lincoln County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 55.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Brookhaven, MS (population 11,654), 3.2 miles away.

Lincoln County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lincoln County is 28085: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 085. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,040.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lincoln County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 34,956. That is up 112 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 34,844.

What is the FIPS code of Lincoln County?

28085. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (085) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lincoln County?

Brookhaven, with 11,654 residents inside Lincoln County in 2024.

Which counties border Lincoln County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pike County, MS; Copiah County, MS; Walthall County, MS; Amite County, MS; Lawrence County, MS; Franklin County, MS; Jefferson 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.