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Montgomery County, Mississippi

Montgomery County had 9,411 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 407.0 square miles of land. It ranks 69th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 77th by land area.

Population
9,411
#69 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,457 in US
Area
407.0 sq mi
#77 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,485 in US
Density
23 / sq mi
#60 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,127 in US
Median household income
$46,424
#56 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,908 in US

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

Montgomery County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Montgomery County population, land area and income

Montgomery County had 9,411 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 407.0 square miles of land. It ranks 69th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 77th by land area. That works out to 23.1 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, so Montgomery County has 44% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,424 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,411

3144th1st

2457th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

407 sq mi

3144th1st

2485th of 3,144 (US)

Density

23.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2127th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,424

3143rd1st

2908th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

9,411

82nd1st

69th of 82 (MS)

Land area

407 sq mi

82nd1st

77th of 82 (MS)

Density

23.1 / sq mi

82nd1st

60th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$46,424

82nd1st

56th of 82 (MS)

How Montgomery County's population changed since 2020

Montgomery County lost 382 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.9%. That ranks 62nd 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, Montgomery County recorded 536 births and 783 deaths, a natural change of -247. Net international migration added -3 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -164. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 247 people.

9,79320209,69620219,54720229,56520239,4112024
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
536
Deaths
783
Net international migration
-3
Net domestic migration
-164
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-154

Where Montgomery County is

The Census internal point of Montgomery County is at 33.500700, -89.639600. 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 Montgomery 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: Montgomery County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
33.500700, -89.639600
DMS
33°30'2.52"N 89°38'22.56"W
UTM
16N 254787.6E 3709915.8N
Geohash
djbq84w7t
Plus code
865GG926+75

Towns in Montgomery County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Montgomery County, 5,214 people together, or 55% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Montgomery County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Winona with 3,906.

  1. 01Winona3,906
  2. 02Duck Hill1,308
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Montgomery County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Montgomery County. The most populous is Grenada County, MS, with 20,931 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 88.9 miles SSW of Montgomery County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 88.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Grenada, MS (population 12,138), 21.7 miles away.

Montgomery County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Montgomery County is 28097: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 097. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,424.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Montgomery County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,411. That is down 382 people (3.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,793.

What is the FIPS code of Montgomery County?

28097. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (097) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Montgomery County?

Winona, with 3,906 residents inside Montgomery County in 2024.

Which counties border Montgomery County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Grenada County, MS; Attala County, MS; Webster County, MS; Carroll County, MS; Choctaw 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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