List of counties in Mississippi

There are 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Mississippi is tied with Arkansas for the most counties with two county seats, at 10.

Counties of Mississippi
LocationState of Mississippi
Number82
PopulationsGreatest: 214,870 (Hinds)
Least: 1,256 (Issaquena)
Average: 35,850 (2023)
AreasLargest: 920 square miles (2,400 km2) (Yazoo, by land)
Smallest: 400 square miles (1,000 km2) (Alcorn)
Average: 591 square miles (1,530 km2)
Government
Subdivisions

Mississippi's postal abbreviation is MS and its FIPS state code is 28.

List
County
 FIPS code[1] County seat[2] Smithsonian Trinomial
[3] 		Est.[4] Origin Etymology Population[5] Area[4] Map
Adams County 001 NatchezAD1799One of two original countiesJohn Adams, second U.S. President 28,746 460 sq mi
(1,191 km2)
Alcorn County 003 CorinthAL1870Formed from Tippiah and Tishomingo CountiesJames L. Alcorn, Reconstruction-era U.S. Senator from Mississippi 34,135 400 sq mi
(1,036 km2)
Amite County 005 LibertyAM1809Formed from Wilkinson CountyAmite River 12,442 730 sq mi
(1,891 km2)
Attala County 007 KosciuskoAT1833Formed from Madison CountyA fictional Native American heroine from the early 19th-century novel Atala by François-René de Chateaubriand. 17,359 735 sq mi
(1,904 km2)
Benton County 009 AshlandBE1870Formed from Marshall and Tippah CountiesSamuel Benton, Brigadier General of the Confederate States Army's 34th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, mustered from the same counties from which Benton County was formed in 1870 7,438 407 sq mi
(1,054 km2)
Bolivar County 011 Cleveland,
Rosedale		BO1836Formed from Tallahatchie and Washington CountiesSimon Bolivar, South American democratic revolutionary 28,968 876 sq mi
(2,269 km2)
Calhoun County 013 PittsboroCN1852Formed from Chickasaw, Lafayette and Yalobusha CountiesJohn C. Calhoun, U.S. Senator from South Carolina and prominent supporter of states' rights 12,685 587 sq mi
(1,520 km2)
Carroll County 015 Carrollton,
Vaiden		CA1833Formed from Lowndes, Monroe, Washington and Yazoo CountiesCharles Carroll, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence 9,535 628 sq mi
(1,627 km2)
Chickasaw County 017 Houston,
Okolona		CS1836Formed from Monroe County and UnorganizedChickasaw Native Americans 16,866 502 sq mi
(1,300 km2)
Choctaw County 019 AckermanCH1833Formed from Lowndes, Madison, Monroe and Yazoo CountiesChoctaw Native Americans 8,088 419 sq mi
(1,085 km2)
Claiborne County 021 Port GibsonCB1802Formed from Jefferson (Pickering) CountyWilliam C. C. Claiborne, Governor of the Mississippi Territory 8,617 487 sq mi
(1,261 km2)
Clarke County 023 QuitmanCK1833Formed from Wayne CountyJoshua G. Clarke, the first chancellor of the Mississippi Chancery Courts 15,228 691 sq mi
(1,790 km2)
Clay County 025 West PointCL1871Formed from Chickasaw, Lowndes, Monroe and Oktibbeha Counties (formerly (Colfax County)Henry Clay, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and giant of 19th century politics 18,206 409 sq mi
(1,059 km2)
Coahoma County 027 ClarksdaleCO1836Formed from Unorganizedderives from Choctaw word meaning "red panther"[6] 20,077 554 sq mi
(1,435 km2)
Copiah County 029 HazlehurstCP1823Formed from Franklin and Hinds Countiesderives from Choctaw word meaning "calling panther"[6] 27,664 777 sq mi
(2,012 km2)
Covington County 031 CollinsCV1819Formed from Lawrence and Wayne CountiesLeonard Covington, War of 1812 general 18,059 414 sq mi
(1,072 km2)
DeSoto County 033 HernandoDS1836Formed from Monroe and Washington CountiesHernando de Soto, Spanish explorer of the Americas 193,247 478 sq mi
(1,238 km2)
Forrest County 035 HattiesburgFO1906Formed from Perry CountyNathan B. Forrest, Confederate general 78,208 467 sq mi
(1,210 km2)
Franklin County 037 MeadvilleFR1809Formed from Adams CountyBenjamin Franklin, writer, orator, publisher, and U.S. founding father 7,610 565 sq mi
(1,463 km2)
George County 039 LucedaleGE1910Formed from Greene and Jackson CountiesJames Z. George, U.S. Senator from Mississippi 25,619 478 sq mi
(1,238 km2)
Greene County 041 LeakesvilleGN1811Formed from Wayne CountyNathanael Greene, American Revolutionary War general 13,601 713 sq mi
(1,847 km2)
Grenada County 043 GrenadaGR1870Formed from Carroll, Choctaw, Tallahatchie and Yalobusha CountiesSpanish province of Granada (spelling variation) 21,065 422 sq mi
(1,093 km2)
Hancock County 045 Bay St. LouisHA1812Formed from UnorganizedJohn Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence 46,159 477 sq mi
(1,235 km2)
Harrison County 047 Gulfport,
Biloxi		HR1841Formed from Hancock CountyWilliam Henry Harrison, ninth U.S. President 210,612 581 sq mi
(1,505 km2)
Hinds County 049 Jackson,
Raymond		HI1821Formed from Unorganized (Choctaw Cession of 1820)Thomas Hinds, War of 1812 general and U.S. Representative from Mississippi 214,870 869 sq mi
(2,251 km2)
Holmes County 051 LexingtonHO1833Formed from Yazoo CountyDavid Holmes, first Governor of Mississippi 15,777 756 sq mi
(1,958 km2)
Humphreys County 053 BelzoniHU1918Formed from Holmes, Sunflower, Washington and Yazoo CountiesBenjamin G. Humphreys, Reconstruction-era Governor of Mississippi 7,216 418 sq mi
(1,083 km2)
Issaquena County 055 MayersvilleIS1844Formed from Washington CountyChoctaw word meaning "Deer River"[6] 1,256 413 sq mi
(1,070 km2)
Itawamba County 057 FultonIT1836Formed from Monroe CountyItawamba, Chickasaw chief 24,093 532 sq mi
(1,378 km2)
Jackson County 059 PascagoulaJA1812Formed from UnorganizedAndrew Jackson, War of 1812 hero and seventh U.S. President 146,389 727 sq mi
(1,883 km2)
Jasper County 061 Bay Springs,
Paulding		JS1833Formed from Jones and Wayne CountiesWilliam Jasper, Revolutionary War sergeant 16,013 676 sq mi
(1,751 km2)
Jefferson County 063 FayetteJE1799One of two original Counties (formerly Pickering)Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. President and principal author of the Declaration of Independence 6,941 519 sq mi
(1,344 km2)
Jefferson Davis County 065 PrentissJD1906Formed from Covington and Lawrence CountiesJefferson Davis, C.S. President 10,969 408 sq mi
(1,057 km2)
Jones County 067 Laurel,
Ellisville		JO1826Formed from Covington and Wayne Counties (formerly Davis (1865-1869 (Civil War))John Paul Jones, Revolutionary War naval captain 66,250 694 sq mi
(1,797 km2)
Kemper County 069 De KalbKE1833Formed from Lowndes, Rankin and Wayne CountiesReuben Kemper, American pioneer and revolutionary in Spanish Florida 8,584 766 sq mi
(1,984 km2)
Lafayette County 071 OxfordLA1836Formed from Monroe CountyMarquis de la Fayette, French-born Revolutionary War general 58,467 631 sq mi
(1,634 km2)
Lamar County 073 PurvisLM1904Formed from Marion and Pearl River CountiesLucius Q. C. Lamar, U.S. Senator from Mississippi and United States Secretary of the Interior 66,217 497 sq mi
(1,287 km2)
Lauderdale County 075 MeridianLD1833Formed from Rankin and Wayne CountiesJames Lauderdale, War of 1812 colonel 70,527 704 sq mi
(1,823 km2)
Lawrence County 077 MonticelloLW1814Formed from Marion CountyJames Lawrence, War of 1812 naval captain 11,741 431 sq mi
(1,116 km2)
Leake County 079 CarthageLK1833Formed from Madison and Rankin CountiesWalter Leake, Governor of Mississippi 21,258 583 sq mi
(1,510 km2)
Lee County 081 TupeloLE1866Formed from Itawamba and Pontotoc CountiesRobert E. Lee, General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States 82,799 450 sq mi
(1,165 km2)
Leflore County 083 GreenwoodLF1871Formed from Carroll and Sunflower CountiesGreenwood LeFlore, mixed-race advocate of citizenship for Native Americans and state senator 26,378 592 sq mi
(1,533 km2)
Lincoln County 085 BrookhavenLI1870Formed from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence and Pike CountiesAbraham Lincoln, sixteenth U.S. President 34,702 586 sq mi
(1,518 km2)
Lowndes County 087 ColumbusLO1830Formed from Monroe County and UnorganizedWilliam Jones Lowndes, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 57,283 502 sq mi
(1,300 km2)
Madison County 089 CantonMD1828Formed from Yazoo CountyJames Madison, fourth U.S. President 112,511 719 sq mi
(1,862 km2)
Marion County 091 ColumbiaMA1811Formed from Amite, Franklin and Wayne CountiesFrancis Marion, Revolutionary War general 24,224 542 sq mi
(1,404 km2)
Marshall County 093 Holly SpringsMR1836Formed from Monroe CountyJohn Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States who shaped the Supreme Court's power 34,123 706 sq mi
(1,829 km2)
Monroe County 095 AberdeenMO1821Formed from Unorganized (Chickasaw Cession of 1816)James Monroe, fifth U.S. President 33,609 764 sq mi
(1,979 km2)
Montgomery County 097 WinonaMT1871Formed from Carroll and Choctaw CountiesRichard Montgomery, Revolutionary War general 9,600 407 sq mi
(1,054 km2)
Neshoba County 099 PhiladelphiaNE1833Formed from Jones, Madison, Rankin and Wayne CountiesChoctaw word for "gray wolf"[6] 28,789 570 sq mi
(1,476 km2)
Newton County 101 DecaturNW1836Formed from Neshoba CountyIsaac Newton, English scientist 21,019 578 sq mi
(1,497 km2)
Noxubee County 103 MaconNO1833Formed from Lowndes and Rankin CountiesChoctaw for "stinking water" 9,914 695 sq mi
(1,800 km2)
Oktibbeha County 105 StarkvilleOK1833Formed from Lowndes CountyChoctaw word for "bloody water" 51,203 458 sq mi
(1,186 km2)
Panola County 107 Batesville,
Sardis		PA1836Formed from Monroe and Washington CountiesChoctaw for "cotton" 32,669 684 sq mi
(1,772 km2)
Pearl River County 109 PoplarvillePR1890Formed from Hancock and Marion CountiesPearl River 57,978 812 sq mi
(2,103 km2)
Perry County 111 New AugustaPE1820Formed from Greene CountyOliver Hazard Perry, War of 1812 naval captain 11,315 647 sq mi
(1,676 km2)
Pike County 113 MagnoliaPI1815Formed from Marion CountyZebulon Pike, western explorer 39,394 409 sq mi
(1,059 km2)
Pontotoc County 115 PontotocPO1836Formed from Monroe CountyChickasaw for "land of hanging grapes" 31,535 497 sq mi
(1,287 km2)
Prentiss County 117 BoonevillePS1870Formed from Itawamba and Tishomingo CountiesSeargent Smith Prentiss, U.S. Representative from Mississippi 25,135 415 sq mi
(1,075 km2)
Quitman County 119 MarksQU1877Formed from Coahoma, Panola, Tallahatchie and Tunica CountiesJohn A. Quitman, Governor of Mississippi 5,546 405 sq mi
(1,049 km2)
Rankin County 121 BrandonRA1828Formed from Hinds CountyChristopher Rankin, U.S. Representative from Mississippi 160,417 775 sq mi
(2,007 km2)
Scott County 123 ForestSC1833Formed from Covington, Jones and Rankin CountiesAbram M. Scott, Governor of Mississippi 27,507 609 sq mi
(1,577 km2)
Sharkey County 125 Rolling ForkSH1876Formed from Issaquena, Warren and Washington CountiesWilliam L. Sharkey, Mississippi Supreme Court justice 3,336 428 sq mi
(1,109 km2)
Simpson County 127 MendenhallSI1824Formed from Copiah CountyJosiah Simpson, first federal judge appointed in the state 25,715 589 sq mi
(1,526 km2)
Smith County 129 RaleighSM1833Formed from Covington, Jones and Rankin CountiesDavid Smith, Revolutionary War major 14,099 636 sq mi
(1,647 km2)
Stone County 131 WigginsST1916Formed from Harrison CountyJohn M. Stone, Governor of Mississippi 18,756 445 sq mi
(1,153 km2)
Sunflower County 133 IndianolaSU1844Formed from Bolivar CountySunflower River 24,468 694 sq mi
(1,797 km2)
Tallahatchie County 135 Charleston,
Sumner		TL1833Formed from Washington and Yazoo CountiesTallahatchie River 11,837 644 sq mi
(1,668 km2)
Tate County 137 SenatobiaTA1873Formed from DeSoto and Marshall CountiesThomas Simpson Tate, the county's original settler 28,261 404 sq mi
(1,046 km2)
Tippah County 139 RipleyTI1836Formed from Monroe CountyChickasaw word for "cut off" 21,287 458 sq mi
(1,186 km2)
Tishomingo County 141 IukaTS1836Formed from Monroe CountyChief Tishomingo, Chickasaw leader 18,507 424 sq mi
(1,098 km2)
Tunica County 143 TunicaTU1836Formed from Washington County and UnorganizedTunica Native Americans 9,234 455 sq mi
(1,178 km2)
Union County 145 New AlbanyUN1870Formed from Lee, Pontotoc and Tippah CountiesReunion of Confederacy with the United States 28,284 416 sq mi
(1,077 km2)
Walthall County 147 TylertownWL1912Formed from Marion and Pike CountiesEdward Walthall, U.S. Senator from Mississippi 13,863 404 sq mi
(1,046 km2)
Warren County 149 VicksburgWR1809Formed from Claiborne CountyJoseph Warren, Revolutionary War general 42,298 587 sq mi
(1,520 km2)
Washington County 151 GreenvilleWS1827Formed from Warren and Yazoo CountiesGeorge Washington, first U.S. President 41,946 724 sq mi
(1,875 km2)
Wayne County 153 WaynesboroWA1809Formed from Washington County (AL)Anthony Wayne, Revolutionary War general 19,703 810 sq mi
(2,098 km2)
Webster County 155 WalthallWE1874Formed from Chickasaw, Choctaw and Montgomery Counties (formerly Sumner County)Daniel Webster, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and giant of Nineteenth Century politics 9,988 423 sq mi
(1,096 km2)
Wilkinson County 157 WoodvilleWK1802Formed from Adams CountyJames Wilkinson, Revolutionary War general 8,058 677 sq mi
(1,753 km2)
Winston County 159 LouisvilleWI1833Formed from Lowndes, Rankin, and Wayne CountiesLouis L. Winston, Mississippi Territory official 17,416 607 sq mi
(1,572 km2)
Yalobusha County 161 Water Valley,
Coffeeville		YA1833Formed from Monroe, Washington and Yazoo CountiesYalobusha River, from Choctaw name meaning "tadpole place" 12,386 467 sq mi
(1,210 km2)
Yazoo County 163 Yazoo CityYZ1823Formed from Hinds CountyYazoo River, named for the Yazoo people 25,796 920 sq mi
(2,383 km2)

References
  1. "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
  2. Bureau of the Census, USA. "GeoHive - USA, Mississippi state population statistics". Archived from the original on April 7, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  3. Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
  4. National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
  5. Bureau of the Census, U.S.A. "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Mississippi". Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  6. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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