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Webster County, Mississippi

Webster County had 10,039 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 421.2 square miles of land. It ranks 67th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 67th by land area.

Population
10,039
#67 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,404 in US
Area
421.2 sq mi
#67 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,405 in US
Density
24 / sq mi
#57 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,094 in US
Median household income
$54,929
#17 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,328 in US

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

Webster County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Webster County population, land area and income

Webster County had 10,039 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 421.2 square miles of land. It ranks 67th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 67th by land area. That works out to 23.8 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 Webster County has 47% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,929 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,039

3144th1st

2404th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

421 sq mi

3144th1st

2405th of 3,144 (US)

Density

23.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2094th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,929

3143rd1st

2328th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

10,039

82nd1st

67th of 82 (MS)

Land area

421 sq mi

82nd1st

67th of 82 (MS)

Density

23.8 / sq mi

82nd1st

57th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$54,929

82nd1st

17th of 82 (MS)

How Webster County's population changed since 2020

Webster County gained 135 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.4%. That ranks 17th 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, Webster County recorded 519 births and 793 deaths, a natural change of -274. Net international migration added -3 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +392. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 392 people.

9,90420209,97520219,95320229,989202310.0k2024
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
519
Deaths
793
Net international migration
-3
Net domestic migration
+392
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+50

Where Webster County is

The Census internal point of Webster County is at 33.612100, -89.284000. 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 Webster 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: Webster County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
33.612100, -89.284000
DMS
33°36'43.56"N 89°17'2.40"W
UTM
16N 288101.8E 3721486.5N
Geohash
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Plus code
865GJP68+RC

Towns in Webster County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Webster County, 2,097 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Webster County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Eupora with 2,097.

  1. 01Eupora2,097
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Webster County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Webster County. The most populous is Oktibbeha County, MS, with 51,965 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 104.7 miles SSW of Webster County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 104.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Starkville, MS (population 25,844), 28.2 miles away.

Webster County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Webster County is 28155: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 155. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,929.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Webster County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,039. That is up 135 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,904.

What is the FIPS code of Webster County?

28155. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (155) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Webster County?

Eupora, with 2,097 residents inside Webster County in 2024.

Which counties border Webster County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oktibbeha County, MS; Grenada County, MS; Clay County, MS; Chickasaw County, MS; Calhoun County, MS; Montgomery County, MS; Choctaw 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.