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Neshoba County, Mississippi

Neshoba County had 28,973 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 570.1 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 41st by land area.

Population
28,973
#26 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,472 in US
Area
570.1 sq mi
#41 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,777 in US
Density
51 / sq mi
#28 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,447 in US
Median household income
$49,446
#37 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,747 in US

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

Neshoba County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Neshoba County population, land area and income

Neshoba County had 28,973 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 570.1 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 41st by land area. That works out to 50.8 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; Neshoba County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,446 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

28,973

3144th1st

1472nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

570 sq mi

3144th1st

1777th of 3,144 (US)

Density

50.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1447th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,446

3143rd1st

2747th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

28,973

82nd1st

26th of 82 (MS)

Land area

570 sq mi

82nd1st

41st of 82 (MS)

Density

50.8 / sq mi

82nd1st

28th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$49,446

82nd1st

37th of 82 (MS)

How Neshoba County's population changed since 2020

Neshoba County lost 30 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 25th 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, Neshoba County recorded 1,895 births and 1,947 deaths, a natural change of -52. Net international migration added +118 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -194. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 194 people.

29.0k202028.9k202128.9k202228.9k202329.0k2024
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
1,895
Deaths
1,947
Net international migration
+118
Net domestic migration
-194
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+65

Where Neshoba County is

The Census internal point of Neshoba County is at 32.752500, -89.119300. 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 Neshoba 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: Neshoba County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
32.752500, -89.119300
DMS
32°45'9.00"N 89°07'9.48"W
UTM
16N 301454.0E 3625836.8N
Geohash
djbdk43m1
Plus code
864GQV3J+27

Towns in Neshoba County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Neshoba County, 7,493 people together, or 26% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Neshoba County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Philadelphia with 6,938.

  1. 01Philadelphia6,938
  2. 02Union (part)555
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Neshoba County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Neshoba County. The most populous is Lauderdale County, MS, with 70,588 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 69.5 miles WSW of Neshoba County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 70.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Meridian, MS (population 33,549), 35.7 miles away.

Neshoba County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Neshoba County is 28099: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 099. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,446.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Neshoba County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 28,973. That is down 30 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 29,003.

What is the FIPS code of Neshoba County?

28099. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (099) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Neshoba County?

Philadelphia, with 6,938 residents inside Neshoba County in 2024.

Which counties border Neshoba County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lauderdale County, MS; Leake County, MS; Newton County, MS; Winston County, MS; Attala County, MS; Kemper 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.