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Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Oktibbeha County had 51,965 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 458.2 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 58th by land area.

Population
51,965
#15 of 82 in Mississippi · #982 in US
Area
458.2 sq mi
#58 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,234 in US
Density
113 / sq mi
#10 of 82 in Mississippi · #834 in US
Median household income
$47,584
#51 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,861 in US

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

Oktibbeha County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Oktibbeha County population, land area and income

Oktibbeha County had 51,965 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 458.2 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 58th by land area. That works out to 113.4 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 Oktibbeha County is 2.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,584 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

51,965

3144th1st

982nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

458 sq mi

3144th1st

2234th of 3,144 (US)

Density

113.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

834th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,584

3143rd1st

2861st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

51,965

82nd1st

15th of 82 (MS)

Land area

458 sq mi

82nd1st

58th of 82 (MS)

Density

113.4 / sq mi

82nd1st

10th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$47,584

82nd1st

51st of 82 (MS)

How Oktibbeha County's population changed since 2020

Oktibbeha County gained 260 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.5%. That ranks 21st 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, Oktibbeha County recorded 2,160 births and 1,731 deaths, a natural change of +429. Net international migration added +1,566 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,884. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,884 people.

51.7k202051.8k202151.7k202251.7k202352.0k2024
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
2,160
Deaths
1,731
Net international migration
+1,566
Net domestic migration
-1,884
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+244

Where Oktibbeha County is

The Census internal point of Oktibbeha County is at 33.422300, -88.876200. 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 Oktibbeha 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: Oktibbeha County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
33.422300, -88.876200
DMS
33°25'20.28"N 88°52'34.32"W
UTM
16N 325560.6E 3699678.2N
Geohash
djby1s674
Plus code
865HC4CF+WG

Towns in Oktibbeha County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Oktibbeha County, 25,844 people together, or 50% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Oktibbeha County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Starkville with 25,844.

  1. 01Starkville25,844
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Oktibbeha County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Oktibbeha County. The most populous is Lowndes County, MS, with 57,210 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 108.6 miles SW of Oktibbeha County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tuscaloosa, AL (population 114,288), 78.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Starkville, MS (population 25,844), 4.0 miles away.

Oktibbeha County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Oktibbeha County is 28105: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 105. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,584.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 51,965. That is up 260 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 51,705.

What is the FIPS code of Oktibbeha County?

28105. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (105) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Oktibbeha County?

Starkville, with 25,844 residents inside Oktibbeha County in 2024.

Which counties border Oktibbeha County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lowndes County, MS; Clay County, MS; Winston County, MS; Webster County, MS; Noxubee 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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