Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2017
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K for Mississippi was 1.81. Among all Mississippi counties, Tunica County had the highest natural population increase rate (7.65), followed by Lamar County (5.87), and Scott County (5.84).
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), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2017
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| Rank | County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
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| 1 | Tunica County | 7.65 |
| 2 | Lamar County | 5.87 |
| 3 | Scott County | 5.84 |
| 4 | Oktibbeha County | 5.25 |
| 5 | Issaquena County | 4.51 |
| 6 | Coahoma County | 4.42 |
| 7 | DeSoto County | 4.17 |
| 8 | Rankin County | 4.15 |
| 9 | Harrison County | 3.88 |
| 10 | Pontotoc County | 3.86 |
| 11 | Hinds County | 3.83 |
| 12 | Lafayette County | 3.13 |
| 13 | Forrest County | 3.12 |
| 14 | Panola County | 3.07 |
| 15 | Lee County | 3.04 |
| 16 | George County | 2.98 |
| 17 | Noxubee County | 2.87 |
| 18 | Wayne County | 2.83 |
| 19 | Leflore County | 2.77 |
| 20 | Madison County | 2.67 |
| 21 | Union County | 2.54 |
| 22 | Leake County | 2.5 |
| 23 | Neshoba County | 2.34 |
| 24 | Humphreys County | 2.25 |
| 25 | Lowndes County | 2.22 |
| 26 | Jackson County | 1.85 |
| 27 | Jones County | 1.69 |
| 28 | Chickasaw County | 1.63 |
| 29 | Sharkey County | 1.57 |
| 30 | Smith County | 1.44 |
| 31 | Holmes County | 1.4 |
| 32 | Washington County | 1.16 |
| 33 | Jefferson County | 1.1 |
| 34 | Stone County | 1.03 |
| 35 | Tate County | 0.98 |
| 36 | Warren County | 0.92 |
| 37 | Pike County | 0.91 |
| 38 | Claiborne County | 0.77 |
| 39 | Perry County | 0.66 |
| 40 | Lauderdale County | 0.59 |
| 41 | Tallahatchie County | 0.56 |
| 42 | Quitman County | 0.55 |
| 43 | Jasper County | 0.48 |
| 44 | Lincoln County | 0.18 |
| 45 | Walthall County | 0.07 |
| 46 | Lawrence County | -0.24 |
| 46 | Marion County | -0.24 |
| 47 | Copiah County | -0.28 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | -0.29 |
| 49 | Bolivar County | -0.44 |
| 50 | Calhoun County | -0.48 |
| 51 | Pearl River County | -0.49 |
| 52 | Franklin County | -0.52 |
| 52 | Greene County | -0.52 |
| 53 | Newton County | -0.7 |
| 54 | Prentiss County | -0.71 |
| 55 | Benton County | -0.73 |
| 56 | Marshall County | -0.78 |
| 57 | Monroe County | -1.14 |
| 58 | Alcorn County | -1.18 |
| 59 | Attala County | -1.19 |
| 60 | Yazoo County | -1.27 |
| 61 | Grenada County | -1.28 |
| 62 | Covington County | -1.36 |
| 63 | Adams County | -1.45 |
| 64 | Clay County | -1.57 |
| 65 | Simpson County | -1.63 |
| 65 | Tippah County | -1.63 |
| 66 | Hancock County | -1.86 |
| 67 | Itawamba County | -1.87 |
| 68 | Sunflower County | -1.94 |
| 69 | Winston County | -2.02 |
| 70 | Kemper County | -2.09 |
| 71 | Clarke County | -2.27 |
| 72 | Webster County | -2.46 |
| 73 | Yalobusha County | -3.21 |
| 74 | Amite County | -3.53 |
| 75 | Wilkinson County | -3.58 |
| 76 | Carroll County | -3.84 |
| 77 | Jefferson Davis County | -4.57 |
| 78 | Choctaw County | -4.59 |
| 79 | Tishomingo County | -4.87 |