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Quitman County, Mississippi

Quitman County had 5,542 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 405.0 square miles of land. It ranks 80th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 79th by land area.

Population
5,542
#80 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,776 in US
Area
405.0 sq mi
#79 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,502 in US
Density
14 / sq mi
#76 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,436 in US
Median household income
$35,150
#78 of 82 in Mississippi · #3,132 in US

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

Quitman County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Quitman County population, land area and income

Quitman County had 5,542 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 405.0 square miles of land. It ranks 80th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 79th by land area. That works out to 13.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents, so Quitman County has 26% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $35,150 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,542

3144th1st

2776th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

405 sq mi

3144th1st

2502nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2436th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$35,150

3143rd1st

3132nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

5,542

82nd1st

80th of 82 (MS)

Land area

405 sq mi

82nd1st

79th of 82 (MS)

Density

13.7 / sq mi

82nd1st

76th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$35,150

82nd1st

78th of 82 (MS)

How Quitman County's population changed since 2020

Quitman County lost 611 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 9.9%. That ranks 77th 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, Quitman County recorded 320 births and 509 deaths, a natural change of -189. Net international migration added +12 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -453. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 453 people.

6,15320205,89720215,68320225,59220235,5422024
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
320
Deaths
509
Net international migration
+12
Net domestic migration
-453
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-50

Where Quitman County is

The Census internal point of Quitman County is at 34.252800, -90.290200. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Mississippi's 82 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Quitman 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: Quitman County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
34.252800, -90.290200
DMS
34°15'10.08"N 90°17'24.72"W
UTM
15N 749534.8E 3793509.3N
Geohash
9ypfc7s9j
Plus code
866F7P35+4W

Towns in Quitman County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Quitman County, 2,379 people together, or 43% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Quitman County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Marks with 1,241.

  1. 01Marks1,241
  2. 02Lambert1,138
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Quitman County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Quitman County. The most populous is Panola County, MS, with 32,764 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 135.1 miles S of Quitman County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 62.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Clarksdale, MS (population 13,861), 16.4 miles away.

Quitman County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Quitman County is 28119: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 119. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $35,150.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Quitman County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,542. That is down 611 people (9.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,153.

What is the FIPS code of Quitman County?

28119. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (119) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Quitman County?

Marks, with 1,241 residents inside Quitman County in 2024.

Which counties border Quitman County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Panola County, MS; Coahoma County, MS; Tallahatchie County, MS; Tunica 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.