Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2020
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K for Mississippi was 0.68. Among all Mississippi counties, Tunica County had the highest natural population increase rate (5.79), followed by Pontotoc County (4.91), and Lamar County (4.59).
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), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Natural Population Increase Rate per 1K in 2020
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| Rank | County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunica County | 5.79 |
| 2 | Pontotoc County | 4.91 |
| 3 | Lamar County | 4.59 |
| 4 | Scott County | 4.34 |
| 5 | Forrest County | 3.32 |
| 6 | DeSoto County | 3 |
| 7 | George County | 2.82 |
| 8 | Oktibbeha County | 2.52 |
| 9 | Rankin County | 2.42 |
| 9 | Wayne County | 2.42 |
| 10 | Hinds County | 2.39 |
| 11 | Harrison County | 2.03 |
| 12 | Lowndes County | 1.98 |
| 13 | Union County | 1.77 |
| 14 | Lafayette County | 1.69 |
| 15 | Sharkey County | 1.65 |
| 16 | Madison County | 1.59 |
| 17 | Noxubee County | 1.45 |
| 18 | Leake County | 1.32 |
| 19 | Tate County | 1.2 |
| 20 | Chickasaw County | 1.12 |
| 21 | Stone County | 1.04 |
| 22 | Neshoba County | 0.96 |
| 23 | Coahoma County | 0.87 |
| 24 | Leflore County | 0.86 |
| 25 | Panola County | 0.85 |
| 26 | Jones County | 0.84 |
| 27 | Yazoo County | 0.78 |
| 28 | Warren County | 0.47 |
| 29 | Jefferson County | 0.43 |
| 30 | Copiah County | 0.36 |
| 31 | Claiborne County | 0.34 |
| 31 | Perry County | 0.34 |
| 32 | Lee County | 0.3 |
| 33 | Simpson County | 0 |
| 34 | Prentiss County | -0.04 |
| 35 | Tallahatchie County | -0.14 |
| 36 | Jackson County | -0.15 |
| 37 | Clay County | -0.21 |
| 38 | Lauderdale County | -0.35 |
| 39 | Greene County | -0.37 |
| 40 | Franklin County | -0.39 |
| 41 | Tippah County | -0.5 |
| 42 | Smith County | -0.57 |
| 43 | Bolivar County | -0.69 |
| 44 | Covington County | -0.75 |
| 45 | Grenada County | -0.82 |
| 45 | Pike County | -0.82 |
| 46 | Jasper County | -1.04 |
| 47 | Hancock County | -1.32 |
| 48 | Calhoun County | -1.33 |
| 49 | Lincoln County | -1.38 |
| 50 | Newton County | -1.48 |
| 51 | Clarke County | -1.49 |
| 52 | Lawrence County | -1.59 |
| 53 | Itawamba County | -1.63 |
| 54 | Pearl River County | -1.74 |
| 55 | Sunflower County | -2.04 |
| 56 | Walthall County | -2.1 |
| 57 | Monroe County | -2.21 |
| 58 | Washington County | -2.26 |
| 59 | Attala County | -2.27 |
| 59 | Marshall County | -2.27 |
| 60 | Benton County | -2.28 |
| 61 | Holmes County | -2.31 |
| 62 | Alcorn County | -2.46 |
| 63 | Webster County | -2.68 |
| 64 | Kemper County | -2.69 |
| 65 | Montgomery County | -2.88 |
| 66 | Amite County | -3.02 |
| 67 | Winston County | -3.12 |
| 68 | Carroll County | -3.25 |
| 69 | Marion County | -3.31 |
| 70 | Adams County | -3.67 |
| 71 | Humphreys County | -4.28 |
| 72 | Yalobusha County | -4.32 |
| 73 | Jefferson Davis County | -4.46 |
| 74 | Wilkinson County | -4.48 |
| 75 | Issaquena County | -4.72 |
| 76 | Choctaw County | -5.17 |
| 77 | Quitman County | -5.45 |
| 78 | Tishomingo County | -5.69 |