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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 (2024 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 2010

01George County, MSMS26,331143.1+180%

02Pike County, MSMS38,712131.5+182%

03Kemper County, MSMS8,600130.7+19%

04Carroll County, MSMS9,226107.0+106%

05Webster County, MSMS10,167105.1+19%

06Issaquena County, MSMS1,263102.4+77%

07Grenada County, MSMS20,86895.3+5%

08Greene County, MSMS13,70790.7+57%

09Quitman County, MSMS5,36488.8−11%

10Noxubee County, MSMS9,79888.0+190%

11Benton County, MSMS7,50286.4−23%

12Alcorn County, MSMS34,56985.2+138%

13Itawamba County, MSMS24,15284.0+75%

14Holmes County, MSMS15,46580.4−1%

15Neshoba County, MSMS28,73278.8+26%

16Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58277.7+119%

17Scott County, MSMS28,07374.5+1%

18Clay County, MSMS18,23874.3+10%

19Bolivar County, MSMS28,26273.3+18%

20Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73069.6−45%

21Attala County, MSMS17,10069.1+84%

22Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31768.9−12%

23Jones County, MSMS66,49668.9+17%

24Newton County, MSMS20,96068.7−6%

25Pearl River County, MSMS59,36367.9−2%

26Prentiss County, MSMS25,28467.7+161%

27Winston County, MSMS17,47365.3−10%

28DeSoto County, MSMS197,91864.7−8%

29Coahoma County, MSMS19,84964.3+24%

30Hinds County, MSMS211,88864.1+6%

31Marion County, MSMS24,00163.8+12%

32Jackson County, MSMS147,66661.2+13%

33Lowndes County, MSMS57,34660.7+23%

34Washington County, MSMS40,44660.7−9%

35Stone County, MSMS19,65460.6+28%

36Marshall County, MSMS34,65460.0−40%

37Adams County, MSMS30,06159.9+16%

38Forrest County, MSMS79,03459.2+24%

39Smith County, MSMS13,99159.1−25%

40Choctaw County, MSMS8,04859.0−51%

41Tate County, MSMS28,72559.0+9%

42Yazoo County, MSMS22,94758.4−34%

43Tunica County, MSMS8,81957.6+48%

44Panola County, MSMS32,69157.2−15%

45Union County, MSMS28,45957.1+0%

46Simpson County, MSMS25,49855.8+86%

47Warren County, MSMS41,75955.6+2%

48Jasper County, MSMS15,78554.2+10%

49Harrison County, MSMS217,13654.0−18%

50Clarke County, MSMS15,10253.5−9%

51Leake County, MSMS21,66253.2−10%

52Hancock County, MSMS46,87352.9+20%

53Monroe County, MSMS33,31852.8−36%

54Sunflower County, MSMS22,89352.7−16%

55Amite County, MSMS12,48752.3−36%

56Franklin County, MSMS7,49152.3+19%

57Rankin County, MSMS162,18152.2−25%

58Walthall County, MSMS13,92849.8−39%

59Calhoun County, MSMS12,64348.5−45%

60Lamar County, MSMS67,40347.1−15%

61Lincoln County, MSMS35,01246.4−30%

62Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09644.8−24%

63Leflore County, MSMS25,68644.8−48%

64Copiah County, MSMS27,49744.7−33%

65Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63944.1−29%

66Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94142.4+348%

67Covington County, MSMS17,89841.3−20%

68Madison County, MSMS116,29840.4−33%

69Lee County, MSMS83,73137.7−34%

70Wayne County, MSMS19,80736.4−59%

71Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89636.2−27%

72Tippah County, MSMS21,38935.1−48%

73Lawrence County, MSMS11,81934.7−64%

74Montgomery County, MSMS9,35431.5−72%

75Lafayette County, MSMS59,59730.4+7%

76Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87724.3−46%

77Claiborne County, MSMS8,05823.8+72%

78Humphreys County, MSMS7,00121.7−76%

79Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37521.1−65%

80Perry County, MSMS11,57719.0−80%

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,09711.9−65%

82Jefferson County, MSMS6,82510.0−69%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES