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  • Largest town: Ripley

Tippah County, Mississippi

Tippah County had 21,423 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 457.8 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 59th by land area.

Population
21,423
#42 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,751 in US
Area
457.8 sq mi
#59 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,239 in US
Density
47 / sq mi
#32 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,534 in US
Median household income
$53,452
#22 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,446 in US

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

Tippah County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Tippah County population, land area and income

Tippah County had 21,423 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 457.8 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 59th by land area. That works out to 46.8 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, about the same as Tippah County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,452 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,423

3144th1st

1751st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

458 sq mi

3144th1st

2239th of 3,144 (US)

Density

46.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1534th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,452

3143rd1st

2446th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

21,423

82nd1st

42nd of 82 (MS)

Land area

458 sq mi

82nd1st

59th of 82 (MS)

Density

46.8 / sq mi

82nd1st

32nd of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$53,452

82nd1st

22nd of 82 (MS)

How Tippah County's population changed since 2020

Tippah County lost 314 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.4%. That ranks 37th 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, Tippah County recorded 1,149 births and 1,312 deaths, a natural change of -163. Net international migration added +71 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -296. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 296 people.

21.7k202021.6k202121.5k202221.4k202321.4k2024
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
1,149
Deaths
1,312
Net international migration
+71
Net domestic migration
-296
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+46

Where Tippah County is

The Census internal point of Tippah County is at 34.763600, -88.918800. 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 Tippah 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: Tippah County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
34.763600, -88.918800
DMS
34°45'48.96"N 88°55'7.68"W
UTM
16N 324392.7E 3848504.7N
Geohash
dn0vb8e29
Plus code
866HQ37J+CF

Towns in Tippah County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Tippah County, 5,359 people together, or 25% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Tippah County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ripley with 5,359.

  1. 01Ripley5,359
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Tippah County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Tippah County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Alcorn County, MS, with 34,228 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 185.2 miles SSW of Tippah County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 64.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Corinth, MS (population 14,219), 26.3 miles away.

Tippah County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tippah County is 28139: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 139. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,452.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tippah County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,423. That is down 314 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,737.

What is the FIPS code of Tippah County?

28139. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (139) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Tippah County?

Ripley, with 5,359 residents inside Tippah County in 2024.

Which counties border Tippah County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Alcorn County, MS; Union County, MS; Prentiss County, MS; Hardeman County, TN; Benton 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.