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Scott County, Mississippi

Scott County had 27,666 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 609.2 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 82 in Mississippi by population and 31st by land area.

Population
27,666
#31 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,514 in US
Area
609.2 sq mi
#31 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,589 in US
Density
45 / sq mi
#34 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,565 in US
Median household income
$48,112
#45 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,824 in US

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

Scott County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Scott County population, land area and income

Scott County had 27,666 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 609.2 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 82 in Mississippi by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 45.4 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; Scott County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,112 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

27,666

3144th1st

1514th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

609 sq mi

3144th1st

1589th of 3,144 (US)

Density

45.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1565th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,112

3143rd1st

2824th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

27,666

82nd1st

31st of 82 (MS)

Land area

609 sq mi

82nd1st

31st of 82 (MS)

Density

45.4 / sq mi

82nd1st

34th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$48,112

82nd1st

45th of 82 (MS)

How Scott County's population changed since 2020

Scott County lost 311 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.1%. That ranks 32nd 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, Scott County recorded 1,978 births and 1,583 deaths, a natural change of +395. Net international migration added +411 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,116. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,116 people.

28.0k202027.6k202127.7k202227.6k202327.7k2024
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
1,978
Deaths
1,583
Net international migration
+411
Net domestic migration
-1,116
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+47

Where Scott County is

The Census internal point of Scott County is at 32.412000, -89.533500. 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 Scott 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: Scott County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
32.412000, -89.533500
DMS
32°24'43.20"N 89°32'0.60"W
UTM
16N 261740.4E 3588928.9N
Geohash
djb26s7tw
Plus code
864GCF68+RJ

Towns in Scott County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Scott County, 9,005 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Scott County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Forest with 5,364.

  1. 01Forest5,364
  2. 02Morton3,641
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Scott County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Scott County. The most populous is Rankin County, MS, with 160,573 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 38.8 miles WSW of Scott County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 40.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Brandon, MS (population 25,870), 28.3 miles away.

Scott County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Scott County is 28123: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 123. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,112.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Scott County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 27,666. That is down 311 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 27,977.

What is the FIPS code of Scott County?

28123. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (123) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Scott County?

Forest, with 5,364 residents inside Scott County in 2024.

Which counties border Scott County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Rankin County, MS; Madison County, MS; Leake County, MS; Newton County, MS; Jasper 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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