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Smith County, Mississippi

Smith County had 14,051 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 636.3 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 28th by land area.

Population
14,051
#57 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,159 in US
Area
636.3 sq mi
#28 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,498 in US
Density
22 / sq mi
#61 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,166 in US
Median household income
$53,814
#21 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,427 in US

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

Smith County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Smith County population, land area and income

Smith County had 14,051 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 636.3 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 28th by land area. That works out to 22.1 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; Smith County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,814 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

14,051

3144th1st

2159th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

636 sq mi

3144th1st

1498th of 3,144 (US)

Density

22.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2166th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,814

3143rd1st

2427th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

14,051

82nd1st

57th of 82 (MS)

Land area

636 sq mi

82nd1st

28th of 82 (MS)

Density

22.1 / sq mi

82nd1st

61st of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$53,814

82nd1st

21st of 82 (MS)

How Smith County's population changed since 2020

Smith County lost 154 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.1%. That ranks 31st 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, Smith County recorded 733 births and 877 deaths, a natural change of -144. Net international migration added +3 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -28. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 144 people.

14.2k202014.2k202114.1k202214.1k202314.1k2024
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
733
Deaths
877
Net international migration
+3
Net domestic migration
-28
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-57

Where Smith County is

The Census internal point of Smith County is at 32.019000, -89.494900. 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 Smith 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: Smith County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
32.019000, -89.494900
DMS
32°01'8.40"N 89°29'41.64"W
UTM
16N 264359.1E 3545262.9N
Geohash
dj8q5kzu1
Plus code
864G2G94+J2

Towns in Smith County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Smith County, 2,184 people together, or 16% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Smith County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Taylorsville with 1,111.

  1. 01Taylorsville1,111
  2. 02Raleigh1,073
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Smith County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Smith 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 44.8 miles WNW of Smith County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 46.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Laurel, MS (population 17,508), 30.4 miles away.

Smith County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Smith County is 28129: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 129. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,814.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Smith County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 14,051. That is down 154 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,205.

What is the FIPS code of Smith County?

28129. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (129) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Smith County?

Taylorsville, with 1,111 residents inside Smith County in 2024.

Which counties border Smith County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Rankin County, MS; Jones County, MS; Scott County, MS; Simpson County, MS; Newton County, MS; Covington County, MS; Jasper 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.