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Pearl River County, Mississippi

Pearl River County had 59,030 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 811.3 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 4th by land area.

Population
59,030
#13 of 82 in Mississippi · #903 in US
Area
811.3 sq mi
#4 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,045 in US
Density
73 / sq mi
#18 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,148 in US
Median household income
$54,266
#18 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,392 in US

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

Pearl River County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Pearl River County population, land area and income

Pearl River County had 59,030 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 811.3 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 4th by land area. That works out to 72.8 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, so Pearl River County is 2.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,266 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

59,030

3144th1st

903rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

811 sq mi

3144th1st

1045th of 3,144 (US)

Density

72.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1148th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,266

3143rd1st

2392nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

59,030

82nd1st

13th of 82 (MS)

Land area

811 sq mi

82nd1st

4th of 82 (MS)

Density

72.8 / sq mi

82nd1st

18th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$54,266

82nd1st

18th of 82 (MS)

How Pearl River County's population changed since 2020

Pearl River County gained 2,823 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.0%. That ranks 5th 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, Pearl River County recorded 2,802 births and 3,565 deaths, a natural change of -763. Net international migration added +223 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,377. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,377 people.

56.2k202056.5k202157.3k202258.2k202359.0k2024
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
2,802
Deaths
3,565
Net international migration
+223
Net domestic migration
+3,377
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+832

Where Pearl River County is

The Census internal point of Pearl River County is at 30.774800, -89.586900. 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 Pearl River 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: Pearl River County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
30.774800, -89.586900
DMS
30°46'29.28"N 89°35'12.84"W
UTM
16N 252420.0E 3407505.5N
Geohash
dj2r16ku1
Plus code
862GQCF7+W6

Towns in Pearl River County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Pearl River County, 14,926 people together, or 25% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pearl River County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Picayune with 12,017.

  1. 01Picayune12,017
  2. 02Poplarville2,898
  3. 03Lumberton (part)11
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pearl River County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Pearl River County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is St. Tammany Parish, LA, with 277,615 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 111.0 miles NNW of Pearl River County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is New Orleans, LA (population 362,701), 54.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bogalusa, LA (population 10,367), 16.3 miles away.

Pearl River County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pearl River County is 28109: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 109. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,266.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pearl River County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 59,030. That is up 2,823 people (5.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 56,207.

What is the FIPS code of Pearl River County?

28109. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (109) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pearl River County?

Picayune, with 12,017 residents inside Pearl River County in 2024.

Which counties border Pearl River County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: St. Tammany Parish, LA; Harrison County, MS; Forrest County, MS; Lamar County, MS; Hancock County, MS; Washington Parish, LA; Marion County, MS; Stone 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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