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Yalobusha County, Mississippi

Yalobusha County had 12,458 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 467.2 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 82 in Mississippi by population and 55th by land area.

Population
12,458
#61 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,254 in US
Area
467.2 sq mi
#55 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,204 in US
Density
27 / sq mi
#54 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,021 in US
Median household income
$50,790
#32 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,667 in US

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

Yalobusha County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Yalobusha County population, land area and income

Yalobusha County had 12,458 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 467.2 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 82 in Mississippi by population and 55th by land area. That works out to 26.7 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; Yalobusha County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,790 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,458

3144th1st

2254th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

467 sq mi

3144th1st

2204th of 3,144 (US)

Density

26.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2021st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,790

3143rd1st

2667th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

12,458

82nd1st

61st of 82 (MS)

Land area

467 sq mi

82nd1st

55th of 82 (MS)

Density

26.7 / sq mi

82nd1st

54th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$50,790

82nd1st

32nd of 82 (MS)

How Yalobusha County's population changed since 2020

Yalobusha County gained 22 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 24th 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, Yalobusha County recorded 633 births and 890 deaths, a natural change of -257. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +242. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 257 people.

12.4k202012.4k202112.4k202212.4k202312.5k2024
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
633
Deaths
890
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+242
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+89

Where Yalobusha County is

The Census internal point of Yalobusha County is at 34.030700, -89.703800. 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 Yalobusha 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: Yalobusha County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
34.030700, -89.703800
DMS
34°01'50.52"N 89°42'13.68"W
UTM
16N 250364.9E 3768857.8N
Geohash
dn01wepej
Plus code
866G27JW+7F

Towns in Yalobusha County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Yalobusha County, 3,409 people together, or 27% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Yalobusha County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Water Valley with 3,409.

  1. 01Water Valley3,409
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Yalobusha County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Yalobusha County. The most populous is Lafayette County, MS, with 59,843 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 122.8 miles SSW of Yalobusha County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 76.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Grenada, MS (population 12,138), 18.3 miles away.

Yalobusha County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Yalobusha County is 28161: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 161. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,790.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Yalobusha County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,458. That is up 22 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,436.

What is the FIPS code of Yalobusha County?

28161. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (161) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Yalobusha County?

Water Valley, with 3,409 residents inside Yalobusha County in 2024.

Which counties border Yalobusha County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lafayette County, MS; Panola County, MS; Grenada County, MS; Calhoun County, MS; Tallahatchie 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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