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Yazoo County, Mississippi

Yazoo County had 23,024 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 922.3 square miles of land. It is the largest by land of Mississippi's 82 county-equivalents.

Population
23,024
#40 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,684 in US
Area
922.3 sq mi
#1 of 82 in Mississippi · #793 in US
Density
25 / sq mi
#55 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,066 in US
Median household income
$42,434
#65 of 82 in Mississippi · #3,042 in US

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

Yazoo County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Yazoo County population, land area and income

Yazoo County had 23,024 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 922.3 square miles of land. It is the largest by land of Mississippi's 82 county-equivalents. That works out to 25.0 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, about the same as Yazoo County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $42,434 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

23,024

3144th1st

1684th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

922 sq mi

3144th1st

793rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

25.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2066th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$42,434

3143rd1st

3042nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

23,024

82nd1st

40th of 82 (MS)

Land area

922 sq mi

82nd1st

1st of 82 (MS)

Density

25.0 / sq mi

82nd1st

55th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$42,434

82nd1st

65th of 82 (MS)

How Yazoo County's population changed since 2020

Yazoo County lost 3,646 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 13.7%. That ranks 81st 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, Yazoo County recorded 1,278 births and 1,487 deaths, a natural change of -209. Net international migration added +86 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -3,507. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 3,507 people.

26.7k202025.2k202124.7k202224.6k202323.0k2024
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
1,278
Deaths
1,487
Net international migration
+86
Net domestic migration
-3,507
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-1,579

Where Yazoo County is

The Census internal point of Yazoo County is at 32.765700, -90.387900. 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 Yazoo 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: Yazoo County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
32.765700, -90.387900
DMS
32°45'56.52"N 90°23'16.44"W
UTM
15N 744689.8E 3628332.9N
Geohash
9vzdrhvd1
Plus code
864FQJ86+7R

Towns in Yazoo County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Yazoo County, 9,913 people together, or 43% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Yazoo County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Yazoo City with 9,913.

  1. 01Yazoo City9,913
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Yazoo County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Yazoo County. The most populous is Hinds County, MS, with 211,975 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 34.3 miles SSE of Yazoo County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 32.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Canton, MS (population 10,777), 23.7 miles away.

Yazoo County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Yazoo County is 28163: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 163. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $42,434.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Yazoo County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 23,024. That is down 3,646 people (13.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 26,670.

What is the FIPS code of Yazoo County?

28163. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (163) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Yazoo County?

Yazoo City, with 9,913 residents inside Yazoo County in 2024.

Which counties border Yazoo County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hinds County, MS; Madison County, MS; Warren County, MS; Attala County, MS; Holmes County, MS; Humphreys County, MS; Sharkey County, MS; Issaquena 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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