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  • FIPS 28091
  • Largest town: Columbia

Marion County, Mississippi

Marion County had 24,008 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 542.4 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 44th by land area.

Population
24,008
#38 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,649 in US
Area
542.4 sq mi
#44 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,922 in US
Density
44 / sq mi
#36 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,584 in US
Median household income
$47,020
#53 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,887 in US

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

Marion County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Marion County population, land area and income

Marion County had 24,008 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 542.4 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 44th by land area. That works out to 44.3 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; Marion County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,020 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

24,008

3144th1st

1649th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

542 sq mi

3144th1st

1922nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

44.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1584th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,020

3143rd1st

2887th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

24,008

82nd1st

38th of 82 (MS)

Land area

542 sq mi

82nd1st

44th of 82 (MS)

Density

44.3 / sq mi

82nd1st

36th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$47,020

82nd1st

53rd of 82 (MS)

How Marion County's population changed since 2020

Marion County lost 368 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.5%. That ranks 39th 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, Marion County recorded 1,075 births and 1,763 deaths, a natural change of -688. Net international migration added -4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +260. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 688 people.

24.4k202024.3k202124.1k202224.1k202324.0k2024
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
1,075
Deaths
1,763
Net international migration
-4
Net domestic migration
+260
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-125

Where Marion County is

The Census internal point of Marion County is at 31.231500, -89.822300. 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 Marion 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: Marion County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
31.231500, -89.822300
DMS
31°13'53.40"N 89°49'20.28"W
UTM
16N 231168.6E 3458693.2N
Geohash
dj81sj92s
Plus code
863G65JH+J3

Towns in Marion County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Marion County, 6,534 people together, or 27% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Marion County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Columbia with 6,534.

  1. 01Columbia6,534
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Marion County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Marion County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Lamar County, MS, with 66,734 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 76.8 miles NNW of Marion County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 78.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hattiesburg, MS (population 48,522), 30.3 miles away.

Marion County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Marion County is 28091: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 091. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,020.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Marion County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 24,008. That is down 368 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 24,376.

What is the FIPS code of Marion County?

28091. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (091) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Marion County?

Columbia, with 6,534 residents inside Marion County in 2024.

Which counties border Marion County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lamar County, MS; Pearl River County, MS; Washington Parish, LA; Walthall County, MS; Lawrence County, MS; Jefferson Davis 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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