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Prentiss County, Mississippi

Prentiss County had 25,489 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 415.0 square miles of land. It ranks 36th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 71st by land area.

Population
25,489
#36 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,607 in US
Area
415.0 sq mi
#71 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,437 in US
Density
61 / sq mi
#24 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,285 in US
Median household income
$50,292
#36 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,704 in US

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

Prentiss County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Prentiss County population, land area and income

Prentiss County had 25,489 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 415.0 square miles of land. It ranks 36th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 71st by land area. That works out to 61.4 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; Prentiss County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,292 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

25,489

3144th1st

1607th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

415 sq mi

3144th1st

2437th of 3,144 (US)

Density

61.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1285th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,292

3143rd1st

2704th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

25,489

82nd1st

36th of 82 (MS)

Land area

415 sq mi

82nd1st

71st of 82 (MS)

Density

61.4 / sq mi

82nd1st

24th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$50,292

82nd1st

36th of 82 (MS)

How Prentiss County's population changed since 2020

Prentiss County gained 515 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.1%. That ranks 12th 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, Prentiss County recorded 1,294 births and 1,511 deaths, a natural change of -217. Net international migration added +240 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +455. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 455 people.

25.0k202025.1k202125.1k202225.3k202325.5k2024
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
1,294
Deaths
1,511
Net international migration
+240
Net domestic migration
+455
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+179

Where Prentiss County is

The Census internal point of Prentiss County is at 34.620600, -88.522200. 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 Prentiss 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: Prentiss County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
34.620600, -88.522200
DMS
34°37'14.16"N 88°31'19.92"W
UTM
16N 360452.8E 3832023.7N
Geohash
dn1hcwkpe
Plus code
866HJFCH+64

Towns in Prentiss County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Prentiss County, 11,204 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Prentiss County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Booneville with 9,367.

  1. 01Booneville9,367
  2. 02Baldwyn (part)1,837
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Prentiss County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Prentiss County. The most populous is Lee County, MS, with 83,012 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 186.9 miles SSW of Prentiss County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 88.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Corinth, MS (population 14,219), 22.7 miles away.

Prentiss County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Prentiss County is 28117: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 117. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,292.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Prentiss County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 25,489. That is up 515 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 24,974.

What is the FIPS code of Prentiss County?

28117. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (117) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Prentiss County?

Booneville, with 9,367 residents inside Prentiss County in 2024.

Which counties border Prentiss County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lee County, MS; Alcorn County, MS; Union County, MS; Itawamba County, MS; Tippah County, MS; Tishomingo 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.