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  • Largest town: Senatobia

Tate County, Mississippi

Tate County had 28,551 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 404.8 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 80th by land area.

Population
28,551
#28 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,487 in US
Area
404.8 sq mi
#80 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,503 in US
Density
71 / sq mi
#20 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,178 in US
Median household income
$62,784
#9 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,576 in US

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

Tate County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Tate County population, land area and income

Tate County had 28,551 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 404.8 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 80th by land area. That works out to 70.5 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; Tate County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,784 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

28,551

3144th1st

1487th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

405 sq mi

3144th1st

2503rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

70.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1178th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,784

3143rd1st

1576th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

28,551

82nd1st

28th of 82 (MS)

Land area

405 sq mi

82nd1st

80th of 82 (MS)

Density

70.5 / sq mi

82nd1st

20th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$62,784

82nd1st

9th of 82 (MS)

How Tate County's population changed since 2020

Tate County gained 432 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.5%. That ranks 15th 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, Tate County recorded 1,253 births and 1,654 deaths, a natural change of -401. Net international migration added +10 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +866. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 866 people.

28.1k202028.2k202128.4k202228.4k202328.6k2024
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
1,253
Deaths
1,654
Net international migration
+10
Net domestic migration
+866
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+162

Where Tate County is

The Census internal point of Tate County is at 34.649600, -89.943100. 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 Tate 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: Tate County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
34.649600, -89.943100
DMS
34°38'58.56"N 89°56'35.16"W
UTM
16N 230255.2E 3838127.2N
Geohash
dn0j17c2t
Plus code
866GJ3X4+RQ

Towns in Tate County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Tate County, 9,754 people together, or 34% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Tate County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Senatobia with 8,428.

  1. 01Senatobia8,428
  2. 02Coldwater1,326
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Tate County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Tate County. The most populous is DeSoto County, MS, with 195,871 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 163.0 miles S of Tate County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 31.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hernando, MS (population 18,542), 14.1 miles away.

Tate County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tate County is 28137: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 137. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,784.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tate County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 28,551. That is up 432 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 28,119.

What is the FIPS code of Tate County?

28137. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (137) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Tate County?

Senatobia, with 8,428 residents inside Tate County in 2024.

Which counties border Tate County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: DeSoto County, MS; Lafayette County, MS; Marshall County, MS; Panola County, MS; Tunica 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.