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Walthall County, Mississippi

Walthall County had 13,839 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 403.9 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 81st by land area.

Population
13,839
#58 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,170 in US
Area
403.9 sq mi
#81 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,504 in US
Density
34 / sq mi
#47 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,812 in US
Median household income
$48,909
#42 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,783 in US

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

Walthall County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Walthall County population, land area and income

Walthall County had 13,839 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 403.9 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 81st by land area. That works out to 34.3 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; Walthall County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,909 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,839

3144th1st

2170th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

404 sq mi

3144th1st

2504th of 3,144 (US)

Density

34.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1812th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,909

3143rd1st

2783rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

13,839

82nd1st

58th of 82 (MS)

Land area

404 sq mi

82nd1st

81st of 82 (MS)

Density

34.3 / sq mi

82nd1st

47th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$48,909

82nd1st

42nd of 82 (MS)

How Walthall County's population changed since 2020

Walthall County lost 34 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.2%. That ranks 26th 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, Walthall County recorded 685 births and 949 deaths, a natural change of -264. Net international migration added +41 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +175. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 264 people.

13.9k202013.8k202113.8k202213.8k202313.8k2024
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
685
Deaths
949
Net international migration
+41
Net domestic migration
+175
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+4

Where Walthall County is

The Census internal point of Walthall County is at 31.164500, -90.103400. 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 Walthall 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: Walthall County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
31.164500, -90.103400
DMS
31°09'52.20"N 90°06'12.24"W
UTM
15N 776106.2E 3451446.6N
Geohash
9vxcm9kdq
Plus code
863F5V7W+RJ

Towns in Walthall County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Walthall County, 1,478 people together, or 11% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Walthall County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Tylertown with 1,478.

  1. 01Tylertown1,478
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Walthall County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Walthall County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Washington Parish, LA, with 45,090 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 78.5 miles N of Walthall County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is New Orleans, LA (population 362,701), 77.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is McComb, MS (population 11,762), 22.4 miles away.

Walthall County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Walthall County is 28147: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 147. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,909.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Walthall County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,839. That is down 34 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,873.

What is the FIPS code of Walthall County?

28147. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (147) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Walthall County?

Tylertown, with 1,478 residents inside Walthall County in 2024.

Which counties border Walthall County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Washington Parish, LA; Pike County, MS; Lincoln County, MS; Marion County, MS; Lawrence 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.