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Highest fertility rate, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by general fertility rate — births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2023 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBIRTHS PER 1,000 WOMEN (15-50)VS 2000

01George County, MSMS26,331143.1–

02Pike County, MSMS38,712131.5–

03Kemper County, MSMS8,600130.7–

04Carroll County, MSMS9,226107.0–

05Webster County, MSMS10,167105.1–

06Issaquena County, MSMS1,263102.4–

07Grenada County, MSMS20,86895.3–

08Greene County, MSMS13,70790.7–

09Quitman County, MSMS5,36488.8–

10Noxubee County, MSMS9,79888.0–

11Benton County, MSMS7,50286.4–

12Alcorn County, MSMS34,56985.2–

13Itawamba County, MSMS24,15284.0–

14Holmes County, MSMS15,46580.4–

15Neshoba County, MSMS28,73278.8–

16Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58277.7–

17Scott County, MSMS28,07374.5–

18Clay County, MSMS18,23874.3–

19Bolivar County, MSMS28,26273.3–

20Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73069.6–

21Attala County, MSMS17,10069.1–

22Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31768.9–

23Jones County, MSMS66,49668.9–

24Newton County, MSMS20,96068.7–

25Pearl River County, MSMS59,36367.9–

26Prentiss County, MSMS25,28467.7–

27Winston County, MSMS17,47365.3–

28DeSoto County, MSMS197,91864.7–

29Coahoma County, MSMS19,84964.3–

30Hinds County, MSMS211,88864.1–

31Marion County, MSMS24,00163.8–

32Jackson County, MSMS147,66661.2–

33Lowndes County, MSMS57,34660.7–

34Washington County, MSMS40,44660.7–

35Stone County, MSMS19,65460.6–

36Marshall County, MSMS34,65460.0–

37Adams County, MSMS30,06159.9–

38Forrest County, MSMS79,03459.2–

39Smith County, MSMS13,99159.1–

40Choctaw County, MSMS8,04859.0–

41Tate County, MSMS28,72559.0–

42Yazoo County, MSMS22,94758.4–

43Tunica County, MSMS8,81957.6–

44Panola County, MSMS32,69157.2–

45Union County, MSMS28,45957.1–

46Simpson County, MSMS25,49855.8–

47Warren County, MSMS41,75955.6–

48Jasper County, MSMS15,78554.2–

49Harrison County, MSMS217,13654.0–

50Clarke County, MSMS15,10253.5–

51Leake County, MSMS21,66253.2–

52Hancock County, MSMS46,87352.9–

53Monroe County, MSMS33,31852.8–

54Sunflower County, MSMS22,89352.7–

55Amite County, MSMS12,48752.3–

56Franklin County, MSMS7,49152.3–

57Rankin County, MSMS162,18152.2–

58Walthall County, MSMS13,92849.8–

59Calhoun County, MSMS12,64348.5–

60Lamar County, MSMS67,40347.1–

61Lincoln County, MSMS35,01246.4–

62Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09644.8–

63Leflore County, MSMS25,68644.8–

64Copiah County, MSMS27,49744.7–

65Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63944.1–

66Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94142.4–

67Covington County, MSMS17,89841.3–

68Madison County, MSMS116,29840.4–

69Lee County, MSMS83,73137.7–

70Wayne County, MSMS19,80736.4–

71Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89636.2–

72Tippah County, MSMS21,38935.1–

73Lawrence County, MSMS11,81934.7–

74Montgomery County, MSMS9,35431.5–

75Lafayette County, MSMS59,59730.4–

76Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87724.3–

77Claiborne County, MSMS8,05823.8–

78Humphreys County, MSMS7,00121.7–

79Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37521.1–

80Perry County, MSMS11,57719.0–

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,09711.9–

82Jefferson County, MSMS6,82510.0–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES