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Highest fertility rate, Mississippi counties · 2010

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

01Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730126.5–

02Choctaw County, MSMS8,048120.4–

03Montgomery County, MSMS9,354113.4–

04Benton County, MSMS7,502111.8–

05Kemper County, MSMS8,600110.2–

06Quitman County, MSMS5,364100.3–

07Marshall County, MSMS34,65499.8–

08Perry County, MSMS11,57796.2–

09Lawrence County, MSMS11,81995.8–

10Grenada County, MSMS20,86891.0–

11Yazoo County, MSMS22,94789.1–

12Humphreys County, MSMS7,00189.1–

13Calhoun County, MSMS12,64388.8–

14Webster County, MSMS10,16788.6–

15Wayne County, MSMS19,80788.3–

16Leflore County, MSMS25,68685.3–

17Monroe County, MSMS33,31882.5–

18Amite County, MSMS12,48782.2–

19Walthall County, MSMS13,92881.5–

20Holmes County, MSMS15,46581.1–

21Smith County, MSMS13,99178.6–

22Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31778.2–

23Scott County, MSMS28,07373.5–

24Newton County, MSMS20,96073.1–

25Winston County, MSMS17,47372.6–

26DeSoto County, MSMS197,91870.2–

27Rankin County, MSMS162,18169.9–

28Pearl River County, MSMS59,36369.6–

29Panola County, MSMS32,69167.6–

30Clay County, MSMS18,23867.5–

31Tippah County, MSMS21,38967.2–

32Copiah County, MSMS27,49767.1–

33Washington County, MSMS40,44666.4–

34Lincoln County, MSMS35,01266.1–

35Harrison County, MSMS217,13665.8–

36Sunflower County, MSMS22,89362.7–

37Neshoba County, MSMS28,73262.4–

38Bolivar County, MSMS28,26262.3–

39Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63962.2–

40Hinds County, MSMS211,88860.7–

41Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37560.6–

42Madison County, MSMS116,29859.9–

43Leake County, MSMS21,66259.1–

44Clarke County, MSMS15,10258.8–

45Jones County, MSMS66,49658.8–

46Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09658.7–

47Issaquena County, MSMS1,26358.0–

48Greene County, MSMS13,70757.6–

49Marion County, MSMS24,00157.1–

50Union County, MSMS28,45957.0–

51Lee County, MSMS83,73156.8–

52Lamar County, MSMS67,40355.3–

53Warren County, MSMS41,75954.7–

54Tate County, MSMS28,72554.2–

55Jackson County, MSMS147,66653.9–

56Carroll County, MSMS9,22652.1–

57Covington County, MSMS17,89851.9–

58Coahoma County, MSMS19,84951.9–

59Adams County, MSMS30,06151.5–

60George County, MSMS26,33151.0–

61Lowndes County, MSMS57,34649.3–

62Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89649.3–

63Jasper County, MSMS15,78549.2–

64Itawamba County, MSMS24,15248.0–

65Forrest County, MSMS79,03447.7–

66Stone County, MSMS19,65447.5–

67Pike County, MSMS38,71246.6–

68Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87744.7–

69Hancock County, MSMS46,87344.2–

70Franklin County, MSMS7,49144.0–

71Tunica County, MSMS8,81938.9–

72Attala County, MSMS17,10037.5–

73Alcorn County, MSMS34,56935.8–

74Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58235.5–

75Sharkey County, MSMS3,09733.7–

76Jefferson County, MSMS6,82531.9–

77Noxubee County, MSMS9,79830.3–

78Simpson County, MSMS25,49830.0–

79Lafayette County, MSMS59,59728.3–

80Prentiss County, MSMS25,28425.9–

81Claiborne County, MSMS8,05813.8–

82Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9419.5–

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