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The U.S. state of Mississippi has 82 counties. The first two counties, Adams County and Pickering County (renamed Jefferson County later), were established in 1799 in the Mississippi Territory. [1] 14 counties, all in the southwest, were created before the Mississippi Territory became a state in 1817. [1]
According to the 2020 United States Census, Mississippi is the 32nd-most populous state, with 2,949,965 inhabitants and the 31st largest by land area, spanning 46,923.27 square miles (121,530.7 km 2) of land. [1] Mississippi is divided into 82 counties and contains 300 municipalities, consisting of cities, towns, and villages.
2 Population figures only reflect the Mississippi portion (four counties) of the Memphis TN-AR-MS metro area. 3 As of 2020, this area is no longer designated as a metropolitan statistical area. Jackson County is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area, and George County is not included in any metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area.
Rankin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The western border of the county is formed by the Pearl River . As of the 2020 census , the population was 157,031, [ 1 ] making it the fourth-most populous county in Mississippi.
Map of Tate County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 411 square miles (1,060 km 2), of which 405 square miles (1,050 km 2) is land and 6.2 square miles (16 km 2) (1.5%) is water. [4] It is the third-smallest county in Mississippi by land area.
Chickasaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census , the population was 17,106. [ 1 ] Its county seats are Houston and Okolona . [ 2 ]
Quitman County in northern Mississippi ranked last out of 82 counties for the state's wealthiest areas, according to SmartAsset's findings. The median income was $31,192 and the median investment ...
The county is the first to have been organized in the former Mississippi Territory. It is named for the second President of the United States, John Adams, who held that office when the county was organized in 1799. Adams County is part of the Natchez micropolitan area which consists of Adams County, Mississippi and Concordia Parish, Louisiana.