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Perry County, Mississippi

Perry County had 11,406 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 647.3 square miles of land. It ranks 64th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 26th by land area.

Population
11,406
#64 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,322 in US
Area
647.3 sq mi
#26 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,459 in US
Density
18 / sq mi
#69 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,317 in US
Median household income
$46,201
#57 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,920 in US

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

Perry County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Perry County population, land area and income

Perry County had 11,406 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 647.3 square miles of land. It ranks 64th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 26th by land area. That works out to 17.6 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; Perry County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,201 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

11,406

3144th1st

2322nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

647 sq mi

3144th1st

1459th of 3,144 (US)

Density

17.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2317th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,201

3143rd1st

2920th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

11,406

82nd1st

64th of 82 (MS)

Land area

647 sq mi

82nd1st

26th of 82 (MS)

Density

17.6 / sq mi

82nd1st

69th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$46,201

82nd1st

57th of 82 (MS)

How Perry County's population changed since 2020

Perry County lost 53 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.5%. That ranks 29th 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, Perry County recorded 591 births and 740 deaths, a natural change of -149. Net international migration added +13 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +39. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 149 people.

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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
591
Deaths
740
Net international migration
+13
Net domestic migration
+39
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-27

Where Perry County is

The Census internal point of Perry County is at 31.169300, -88.988800. 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 Perry 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: Perry County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
31.169300, -88.988800
DMS
31°10'9.48"N 88°59'19.68"W
UTM
16N 310455.6E 3450067.9N
Geohash
dj89r40q6
Plus code
863H5296+PF

Towns in Perry County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Perry County. Its 11,406 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Perry County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Perry County. The most populous is Forrest County, MS, with 78,435 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 105.0 miles NW of Perry County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Mobile, AL (population 201,367), 62.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Petal, MS (population 11,538), 19.1 miles away.

Perry County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Perry County is 28111: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 111. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,201.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Perry County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 11,406. That is down 53 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 11,459.

What is the FIPS code of Perry County?

28111. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (111) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Perry County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Perry County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Perry County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Forrest County, MS; Jones County, MS; George County, MS; Wayne County, MS; Stone County, MS; Greene 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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