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Tunica County, Mississippi

Tunica County had 9,157 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 454.1 square miles of land. It ranks 71st of 82 in Mississippi by population and 60th by land area.

Population
9,157
#71 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,477 in US
Area
454.1 sq mi
#60 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,254 in US
Density
20 / sq mi
#65 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,242 in US
Median household income
$39,659
#70 of 82 in Mississippi · #3,098 in US

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

Tunica County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Tunica County population, land area and income

Tunica County had 9,157 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 454.1 square miles of land. It ranks 71st of 82 in Mississippi by population and 60th by land area. That works out to 20.2 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, so Tunica County has 43% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $39,659 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,157

3144th1st

2477th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

454 sq mi

3144th1st

2254th of 3,144 (US)

Density

20.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2242nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$39,659

3143rd1st

3098th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

9,157

82nd1st

71st of 82 (MS)

Land area

454 sq mi

82nd1st

60th of 82 (MS)

Density

20.2 / sq mi

82nd1st

65th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$39,659

82nd1st

70th of 82 (MS)

How Tunica County's population changed since 2020

Tunica County lost 577 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.9%. That ranks 69th 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, Tunica County recorded 568 births and 488 deaths, a natural change of +80. Net international migration added -4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -704. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 704 people.

9,73420209,64420219,46120229,38020239,1572024
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
568
Deaths
488
Net international migration
-4
Net domestic migration
-704
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-223

Where Tunica County is

The Census internal point of Tunica County is at 34.652200, -90.371800. 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 Tunica 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: Tunica County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
34.652200, -90.371800
DMS
34°39'7.92"N 90°22'18.48"W
UTM
15N 740868.0E 3837616.9N
Geohash
9yptps1r8
Plus code
866FMJ2H+V7

Towns in Tunica County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Tunica County. Its 9,157 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Tunica County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Tunica County, including 3 across a state line. 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 162.9 miles S of Tunica County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 39.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hernando, MS (population 18,542), 25.5 miles away.

Tunica County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tunica County is 28143: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 143. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $39,659.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tunica County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,157. That is down 577 people (5.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,734.

What is the FIPS code of Tunica County?

28143. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (143) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Tunica County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Tunica County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Tunica County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: DeSoto County, MS; Crittenden County, AR; Panola County, MS; Tate County, MS; Coahoma County, MS; Phillips County, AR; Lee County, AR; 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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