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Rankin County, Mississippi

Rankin County had 160,573 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 775.5 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 7th by land area.

Population
160,573
#4 of 82 in Mississippi · #435 in US
Area
775.5 sq mi
#7 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,121 in US
Density
207 / sq mi
#4 of 82 in Mississippi · #551 in US
Median household income
$70,794
#4 of 82 in Mississippi · #945 in US

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

Rankin County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Rankin County population, land area and income

Rankin County had 160,573 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 775.5 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 7th by land area. That works out to 207.1 people per square mile, 2.2 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents, so Rankin County is 7.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,794 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

160,573

3144th1st

435th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

776 sq mi

3144th1st

1121st of 3,144 (US)

Density

207.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

551st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,794

3143rd1st

945th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

160,573

82nd1st

4th of 82 (MS)

Land area

776 sq mi

82nd1st

7th of 82 (MS)

Density

207.1 / sq mi

82nd1st

4th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$70,794

82nd1st

4th of 82 (MS)

How Rankin County's population changed since 2020

Rankin County gained 3,398 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.2%. That ranks 11th 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, Rankin County recorded 7,402 births and 6,526 deaths, a natural change of +876. Net international migration added +952 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,633. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,633 people.

157.2k2020157.6k2021158.7k2022160.2k2023160.6k2024
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
7,402
Deaths
6,526
Net international migration
+952
Net domestic migration
+1,633
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+389

Where Rankin County is

The Census internal point of Rankin County is at 32.267100, -89.946100. 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 Rankin 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: Rankin County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
32.267100, -89.946100
DMS
32°16'1.56"N 89°56'45.96"W
UTM
16N 222481.9E 3573853.5N
Geohash
dj8p94p1r
Plus code
864G7383+RH

Towns in Rankin County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Rankin County, 78,901 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Rankin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Pearl with 28,458.

  1. 01Pearl28,458
  2. 02Brandon25,870
  3. 03Flowood10,853
  4. 04Richland7,607
  5. 05Florence4,810
  6. 06Pelahatchie1,300
  7. 07Jackson (part)3
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Rankin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Rankin County. The most populous is Hinds County, MS, with 211,975 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 14.1 miles W of Rankin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 15.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Brandon, MS (population 25,870), 2.7 miles away.

Rankin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Rankin County is 28121: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 121. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,794.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Rankin County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 160,573. That is up 3,398 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 157,175.

What is the FIPS code of Rankin County?

28121. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (121) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Rankin County?

Pearl, with 28,458 residents inside Rankin County in 2024.

Which counties border Rankin County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hinds County, MS; Madison County, MS; Scott County, MS; Copiah County, MS; Simpson County, MS; Smith 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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