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Marshall County, Mississippi

Marshall County had 34,374 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 706.2 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 82 in Mississippi by population and 17th by land area.

Population
34,374
#21 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,326 in US
Area
706.2 sq mi
#17 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,308 in US
Density
49 / sq mi
#30 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,496 in US
Median household income
$52,334
#25 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,528 in US

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

Marshall County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Marshall County population, land area and income

Marshall County had 34,374 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 706.2 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 82 in Mississippi by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 48.7 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; Marshall County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,334 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

34,374

3144th1st

1326th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

706 sq mi

3144th1st

1308th of 3,144 (US)

Density

48.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1496th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,334

3143rd1st

2528th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

34,374

82nd1st

21st of 82 (MS)

Land area

706 sq mi

82nd1st

17th of 82 (MS)

Density

48.7 / sq mi

82nd1st

30th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$52,334

82nd1st

25th of 82 (MS)

How Marshall County's population changed since 2020

Marshall County gained 591 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.7%. That ranks 14th 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, Marshall County recorded 1,588 births and 2,207 deaths, a natural change of -619. Net international migration added +32 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,175. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,175 people.

33.8k202033.7k202133.9k202234.2k202334.4k2024
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
1,588
Deaths
2,207
Net international migration
+32
Net domestic migration
+1,175
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+194

Where Marshall County is

The Census internal point of Marshall County is at 34.766200, -89.504200. 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 Marshall 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: Marshall County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
34.766200, -89.504200
DMS
34°45'58.32"N 89°30'15.12"W
UTM
16N 270813.8E 3849973.1N
Geohash
dn0mg2cpb
Plus code
866GQF8W+F8

Towns in Marshall County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Marshall County, 7,842 people together, or 23% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Marshall County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Holly Springs with 6,472.

  1. 01Holly Springs6,472
  2. 02Byhalia1,370
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Marshall County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Marshall County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Shelby County, TN, with 910,530 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 174.9 miles SSW of Marshall County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 35.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Collierville, TN (population 51,951), 22.4 miles away.

Marshall County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Marshall County is 28093: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 093. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,334.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Marshall County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 34,374. That is up 591 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,783.

What is the FIPS code of Marshall County?

28093. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (093) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Marshall County?

Holly Springs, with 6,472 residents inside Marshall County in 2024.

Which counties border Marshall County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Shelby County, TN; DeSoto County, MS; Lafayette County, MS; Fayette County, TN; Tate County, MS; Union County, MS; Benton 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.