Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2016
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K for Mississippi was 2.28. Among all Mississippi counties, Tunica County had the highest natural population increase rate (6.76), followed by Scott County (6.62), and Lamar County (5.88).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.
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Related Topics: Mississippi Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2016
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| Rank | County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
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| 1 | Tunica County | 6.76 |
| 2 | Scott County | 6.62 |
| 3 | Lamar County | 5.88 |
| 4 | Pontotoc County | 5.48 |
| 5 | Coahoma County | 5.08 |
| 6 | DeSoto County | 4.64 |
| 7 | George County | 4.59 |
| 8 | Rankin County | 4.46 |
| 9 | Hinds County | 4.25 |
| 9 | Oktibbeha County | 4.25 |
| 10 | Harrison County | 4.04 |
| 11 | Lafayette County | 3.76 |
| 12 | Forrest County | 3.62 |
| 13 | Jones County | 3.57 |
| 14 | Leflore County | 3.56 |
| 15 | Madison County | 3.43 |
| 16 | Lee County | 3.29 |
| 17 | Panola County | 3.13 |
| 18 | Lowndes County | 2.88 |
| 19 | Noxubee County | 2.84 |
| 20 | Union County | 2.79 |
| 21 | Jackson County | 2.62 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 2.54 |
| 23 | Lauderdale County | 2.48 |
| 24 | Newton County | 2.46 |
| 25 | Claiborne County | 2.18 |
| 26 | Bolivar County | 2.1 |
| 27 | Washington County | 1.95 |
| 28 | Chickasaw County | 1.85 |
| 29 | Leake County | 1.76 |
| 30 | Jasper County | 1.69 |
| 30 | Tate County | 1.69 |
| 31 | Warren County | 1.63 |
| 32 | Issaquena County | 1.51 |
| 33 | Copiah County | 1.5 |
| 34 | Holmes County | 1.21 |
| 35 | Lawrence County | 1.1 |
| 36 | Sunflower County | 0.75 |
| 37 | Tallahatchie County | 0.62 |
| 38 | Yazoo County | 0.54 |
| 39 | Smith County | 0.5 |
| 40 | Yalobusha County | 0.48 |
| 41 | Tippah County | 0.36 |
| 42 | Marshall County | 0.34 |
| 43 | Neshoba County | 0.31 |
| 44 | Pike County | 0.23 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 0.2 |
| 46 | Adams County | 0.1 |
| 47 | Jefferson County | 0 |
| 48 | Prentiss County | -0.04 |
| 49 | Lincoln County | -0.06 |
| 50 | Simpson County | -0.22 |
| 51 | Stone County | -0.44 |
| 52 | Pearl River County | -0.47 |
| 53 | Humphreys County | -0.58 |
| 54 | Hancock County | -0.75 |
| 55 | Calhoun County | -0.82 |
| 56 | Perry County | -0.83 |
| 57 | Franklin County | -0.91 |
| 58 | Jefferson Davis County | -1.04 |
| 59 | Alcorn County | -1.05 |
| 60 | Clay County | -1.2 |
| 61 | Itawamba County | -1.24 |
| 62 | Monroe County | -1.37 |
| 62 | Walthall County | -1.37 |
| 63 | Covington County | -1.4 |
| 64 | Winston County | -1.41 |
| 65 | Grenada County | -1.45 |
| 66 | Kemper County | -1.49 |
| 67 | Quitman County | -1.75 |
| 68 | Carroll County | -1.76 |
| 69 | Webster County | -1.93 |
| 70 | Benton County | -2.56 |
| 71 | Marion County | -2.61 |
| 72 | Clarke County | -2.63 |
| 73 | Choctaw County | -2.64 |
| 73 | Sharkey County | -2.64 |
| 74 | Greene County | -2.66 |
| 75 | Attala County | -3.28 |
| 76 | Amite County | -3.44 |
| 77 | Wilkinson County | -3.53 |
| 78 | Tishomingo County | -4.37 |