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Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Tallahatchie County had 10,921 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 645.6 square miles of land. It ranks 66th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 27th by land area.

Population
10,921
#66 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,349 in US
Area
645.6 sq mi
#27 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,470 in US
Density
17 / sq mi
#72 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,340 in US
Median household income
$42,319
#66 of 82 in Mississippi · #3,045 in US

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

Tallahatchie County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Tallahatchie County population, land area and income

Tallahatchie County had 10,921 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 645.6 square miles of land. It ranks 66th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 27th by land area. That works out to 16.9 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; Tallahatchie County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $42,319 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,921

3144th1st

2349th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

646 sq mi

3144th1st

1470th of 3,144 (US)

Density

16.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2340th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$42,319

3143rd1st

3045th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

10,921

82nd1st

66th of 82 (MS)

Land area

646 sq mi

82nd1st

27th of 82 (MS)

Density

16.9 / sq mi

82nd1st

72nd of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$42,319

82nd1st

66th of 82 (MS)

How Tallahatchie County's population changed since 2020

Tallahatchie County lost 1,726 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 13.6%. That ranks 80th 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, Tallahatchie County recorded 521 births and 775 deaths, a natural change of -254. Net international migration added +61 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,561. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,561 people.

12.6k202012.0k202111.8k202211.5k202310.9k2024
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
521
Deaths
775
Net international migration
+61
Net domestic migration
-1,561
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-596

Where Tallahatchie County is

The Census internal point of Tallahatchie County is at 33.954500, -90.172200. 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 Tallahatchie 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: Tallahatchie County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
33.954500, -90.172200
DMS
33°57'16.20"N 90°10'19.92"W
UTM
15N 761320.6E 3760714.6N
Geohash
9ypchj4x7
Plus code
865FXR3H+R4

Towns in Tallahatchie County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Tallahatchie County, 3,331 people together, or 31% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Tallahatchie County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Charleston with 1,696.

  1. 01Charleston1,696
  2. 02Tutwiler1,635
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Tallahatchie County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Tallahatchie 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 114.4 miles S of Tallahatchie County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 80.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Grenada, MS (population 12,138), 23.9 miles away.

Tallahatchie County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tallahatchie County is 28135: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 135. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $42,319.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,921. That is down 1,726 people (13.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,647.

What is the FIPS code of Tallahatchie County?

28135. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (135) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Tallahatchie County?

Charleston, with 1,696 residents inside Tallahatchie County in 2024.

Which counties border Tallahatchie County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Panola County, MS; Leflore County, MS; Sunflower County, MS; Grenada County, MS; Coahoma County, MS; Yalobusha County, MS; Quitman 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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