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Lowndes County, Mississippi

Lowndes County had 57,210 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 505.5 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 47th by land area.

Population
57,210
#14 of 82 in Mississippi · #921 in US
Area
505.5 sq mi
#47 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,053 in US
Density
113 / sq mi
#11 of 82 in Mississippi · #835 in US
Median household income
$53,883
#20 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,419 in US

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

Lowndes County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Lowndes County population, land area and income

Lowndes County had 57,210 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 505.5 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 47th by land area. That works out to 113.2 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 Lowndes County is 2.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,883 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

57,210

3144th1st

921st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

505 sq mi

3144th1st

2053rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

113.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

835th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,883

3143rd1st

2419th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

57,210

82nd1st

14th of 82 (MS)

Land area

505 sq mi

82nd1st

47th of 82 (MS)

Density

113.2 / sq mi

82nd1st

11th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$53,883

82nd1st

20th of 82 (MS)

How Lowndes County's population changed since 2020

Lowndes County lost 1,573 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.7%. That ranks 55th 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, Lowndes County recorded 3,046 births and 3,046 deaths, a natural change of +0. Net international migration added +299 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,984. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,984 people.

58.8k202058.1k202157.7k202257.4k202357.2k2024
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
3,046
Deaths
3,046
Net international migration
+299
Net domestic migration
-1,984
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-159

Where Lowndes County is

The Census internal point of Lowndes County is at 33.471400, -88.439700. 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 Lowndes 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: Lowndes County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
33.471400, -88.439700
DMS
33°28'17.04"N 88°26'22.92"W
UTM
16N 366223.4E 3704475.5N
Geohash
djcn7t21j
Plus code
865HFHC6+H4

Towns in Lowndes County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lowndes County, 23,937 people together, or 42% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lowndes County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Columbus with 22,820.

  1. 01Columbus22,820
  2. 02Caledonia1,117
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lowndes County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Lowndes County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Oktibbeha County, MS, with 51,965 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 129.7 miles SW of Lowndes County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tuscaloosa, AL (population 114,288), 55.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Columbus, MS (population 22,820), 3.2 miles away.

Lowndes County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lowndes County is 28087: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 087. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,883.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lowndes County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 57,210. That is down 1,573 people (2.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 58,783.

What is the FIPS code of Lowndes County?

28087. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (087) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lowndes County?

Columbus, with 22,820 residents inside Lowndes County in 2024.

Which counties border Lowndes County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oktibbeha County, MS; Monroe County, MS; Pickens County, AL; Clay County, MS; Lamar County, AL; Noxubee 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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