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Tishomingo County, Mississippi

Tishomingo County had 18,553 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 424.3 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 65th by land area.

Population
18,553
#48 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,899 in US
Area
424.3 sq mi
#65 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,386 in US
Density
44 / sq mi
#40 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,593 in US
Median household income
$47,264
#52 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,880 in US

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

Tishomingo County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Tishomingo County population, land area and income

Tishomingo County had 18,553 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 424.3 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 65th by land area. That works out to 43.7 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; Tishomingo County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,264 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

18,553

3144th1st

1899th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

424 sq mi

3144th1st

2386th of 3,144 (US)

Density

43.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1593rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,264

3143rd1st

2880th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

18,553

82nd1st

48th of 82 (MS)

Land area

424 sq mi

82nd1st

65th of 82 (MS)

Density

43.7 / sq mi

82nd1st

40th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$47,264

82nd1st

52nd of 82 (MS)

How Tishomingo County's population changed since 2020

Tishomingo County lost 301 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.6%. That ranks 42nd 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, Tishomingo County recorded 881 births and 1,562 deaths, a natural change of -681. Net international migration added +7 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +367. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 681 people.

18.9k202018.7k202118.6k202218.5k202318.6k2024
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
881
Deaths
1,562
Net international migration
+7
Net domestic migration
+367
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+29

Where Tishomingo County is

The Census internal point of Tishomingo County is at 34.738800, -88.234800. 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 Tishomingo 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: Tishomingo County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
34.738800, -88.234800
DMS
34°44'19.68"N 88°14'5.28"W
UTM
16N 386962.5E 3844771.8N
Geohash
dn1m8hj2h
Plus code
866HPQQ8+G3

Towns in Tishomingo County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Tishomingo County, 4,892 people together, or 26% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Tishomingo County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Iuka with 3,075.

  1. 01Iuka3,075
  2. 02Belmont1,817
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Tishomingo County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Tishomingo County, including 4 across a state line. The most populous is Lauderdale County, AL, with 97,502 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 202.6 miles SW of Tishomingo County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Huntsville, AL (population 230,402), 88.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Corinth, MS (population 14,219), 21.4 miles away.

Tishomingo County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tishomingo County is 28141: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 141. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,264.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tishomingo County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 18,553. That is down 301 people (1.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,854.

What is the FIPS code of Tishomingo County?

28141. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (141) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Tishomingo County?

Iuka, with 3,075 residents inside Tishomingo County in 2024.

Which counties border Tishomingo County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lauderdale County, AL; Colbert County, AL; Alcorn County, MS; Franklin County, AL; Hardin County, TN; Prentiss County, MS; Itawamba 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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