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  • Largest town: Wiggins

Stone County, Mississippi

Stone County had 19,569 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 445.5 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 62nd by land area.

Population
19,569
#47 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,852 in US
Area
445.5 sq mi
#62 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,284 in US
Density
44 / sq mi
#38 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,589 in US
Median household income
$56,686
#13 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,171 in US

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

Stone County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Stone County population, land area and income

Stone County had 19,569 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 445.5 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 62nd by land area. That works out to 43.9 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, about the same as Stone County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,686 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,569

3144th1st

1852nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

445 sq mi

3144th1st

2284th of 3,144 (US)

Density

43.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1589th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,686

3143rd1st

2171st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

19,569

82nd1st

47th of 82 (MS)

Land area

445 sq mi

82nd1st

62nd of 82 (MS)

Density

43.9 / sq mi

82nd1st

38th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$56,686

82nd1st

13th of 82 (MS)

How Stone County's population changed since 2020

Stone County gained 1,240 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.8%. That ranks 2nd 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, Stone County recorded 872 births and 982 deaths, a natural change of -110. Net international migration added +50 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,310. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,310 people.

18.3k202018.7k202118.8k202219.0k202319.6k2024
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
872
Deaths
982
Net international migration
+50
Net domestic migration
+1,310
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+565

Where Stone County is

The Census internal point of Stone County is at 30.790200, -89.112300. 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 Stone 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: Stone County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
30.790200, -89.112300
DMS
30°47'24.72"N 89°06'44.28"W
UTM
16N 297885.0E 3408258.9N
Geohash
dj2xhjnmu
Plus code
862GQVRQ+33

Towns in Stone County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Stone County, 4,350 people together, or 22% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Stone County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Wiggins with 4,350.

  1. 01Wiggins4,350
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Stone County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Stone County. The most populous is Harrison County, MS, with 213,730 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 121.9 miles NNW of Stone County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Mobile, AL (population 201,367), 60.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Gulfport, MS (population 74,621), 25.7 miles away.

Stone County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Stone County is 28131: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 131. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,686.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Stone County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,569. That is up 1,240 people (6.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,329.

What is the FIPS code of Stone County?

28131. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (131) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Stone County?

Wiggins, with 4,350 residents inside Stone County in 2024.

Which counties border Stone County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Harrison County, MS; Jackson County, MS; Forrest County, MS; Pearl River County, MS; Hancock County, MS; George County, MS; Perry 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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