List of Counties in Mississippi - List

List

County
 FIPS code
 County seat
 Established
 Origin
 Etymology
 Population
 Area
 Map
Adams County 001 Natchez 1799 One of two original counties John Adams, second U.S. President 700432297000000000032,297 7002460000000000000460 sq mi
(70031191000000000001,191 km2)
Alcorn County 003 Corinth 1870 Formed from Tippiah and Tishomingo Counties James L. Alcorn, Reconstruction-era U.S. Senator from Mississippi 700437057000000000037,057 7002400000000000000400 sq mi
(70031036000000000001,036 km2)
Amite County 005 Liberty 1809 Formed from Wilkinson County Amite River 700413131000000000013,131 7002730000000000000730 sq mi
(70031891000000000001,891 km2)
Attala County 007 Kosciusko 1833 Formed from Madison County A fictional Native American heroine from an early 19th-century novel by François-René de Chateaubriand. 700419564000000000019,564 7002735000000000000735 sq mi
(70031904000000000001,904 km2)
Benton County 009 Ashland 1870 Formed from Marshall and Tippah Counties Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri and prominent westward expansion advocate 70038729000000000008,729 7002407000000000000407 sq mi
(70031054000000000001,054 km2)
Bolivar County 011 Cleveland and Rosedale 1836 Formed from Tallahatchie and Washington Counties Simon Bolivar, South American democratic revolutionary 700434145000000000034,145 7002876000000000000876 sq mi
(70032269000000000002,269 km2)
Calhoun County 013 Pittsboro 1852 Formed from Chickasaw, Lafayette and Yalobusha Counties John C. Calhoun, U.S. Senator from South Carolina and prominent supporter of states' rights 700414962000000000014,962 7002587000000000000587 sq mi
(70031520000000000001,520 km2)
Carroll County 015 Carrollton 1833 Formed from Lowndes, Monroe, Washington and Yazoo Counties Charles Carroll, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence 700410597000000000010,597 7002628000000000000628 sq mi
(70031627000000000001,627 km2)
Chickasaw County 017 Houston 1836 Formed from Monroe County and Un-Organized Chickasaw Native Americans 700417392000000000017,392 7002502000000000000502 sq mi
(70031300000000000001,300 km2)
Choctaw County 019 Ackerman 1833 Formed from Lowndes, Madison, Monroe and Yazoo Counties Choctaw Native Americans 70038547000000000008,547 7002419000000000000419 sq mi
(70031085000000000001,085 km2)
Claiborne County 021 Port Gibson 1802 Formed from Jefferson (Pickering) County William C. C. Claiborne, first Governor of Louisiana 70039604000000000009,604 7002487000000000000487 sq mi
(70031261000000000001,261 km2)
Clarke County 023 Quitman 1833 Formed from Wayne County Joshua G. Clark, the first elected judge following admittance to the Union 700416732000000000016,732 7002691000000000000691 sq mi
(70031790000000000001,790 km2)
Clay County 025 West Point 1871 Formed from Chickasaw, Lowndes, Monroe and Oktibbeha Counties (formerly (Colfax County) Henry Clay, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and giant of Nineteenth Century politics 700420634000000000020,634 7002409000000000000409 sq mi
(70031059000000000001,059 km2)
Coahoma County 027 Clarksdale 1836 Formed from Un-Organized derives from Native American word meaning "red panther" 700426151000000000026,151 7002554000000000000554 sq mi
(70031435000000000001,435 km2)
Copiah County 029 Hazlehurst 1823 Formed from Franklin and Hinds Counties derives from Native American word meaning "calling panther" 700429449000000000029,449 7002777000000000000777 sq mi
(70032012000000000002,012 km2)
Covington County 031 Collins 1819 Formed from Lawrence and Wayne Counties Leonard Covington, American Revolutionary War general 700419568000000000019,568 7002414000000000000414 sq mi
(70031072000000000001,072 km2)
DeSoto County 033 Hernando 1836 Formed from Monroe and Washington Counties Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer of the Americas 7005161252000000000161,252 7002478000000000000478 sq mi
(70031238000000000001,238 km2)
Forrest County 035 Hattiesburg 1906 Formed from Perry County Nathan B. Forrest, Confederate general during the American Civil War 700474934000000000074,934 7002467000000000000467 sq mi
(70031210000000000001,210 km2)
Franklin County 037 Meadville 1809 Formed from Adams County Benjamin Franklin, writer, orator, publisher, and U.S. founding father 70038118000000000008,118 7002565000000000000565 sq mi
(70031463000000000001,463 km2)
George County 039 Lucedale 1910 Formed from Greene and Jackson Counties James Z. George, U.S. Senator from Mississippi 700422578000000000022,578 7002478000000000000478 sq mi
(70031238000000000001,238 km2)
Greene County 041 Leakesville 1811 Formed from Wayne County Nathanael Greene, Revolutionary War general 700414400000000000014,400 7002713000000000000713 sq mi
(70031847000000000001,847 km2)
Grenada County 043 Grenada 1870 Formed from Carroll, Choctaw, Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Counties Spanish province of Grenada 700421906000000000021,906 7002422000000000000422 sq mi
(70031093000000000001,093 km2)
Hancock County 045 Bay Saint Louis 1812 Formed from Un-Organized John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence 700443929000000000043,929 7002477000000000000477 sq mi
(70031235000000000001,235 km2)
Harrison County 047 Gulfport and Biloxi 1841 Formed from Hancock County William Henry Harrison, ninth U.S. President 7005187105000000000187,105 7002581000000000000581 sq mi
(70031505000000000001,505 km2)
Hinds County 049 Jackson and Raymond 1821 Formed from Un-Organized (Choctaw Cession of 1820) Thomas Hinds, War of 1812 general 7005245285000000000245,285 7002869000000000000869 sq mi
(70032251000000000002,251 km2)
Holmes County 051 Lexington 1833 Formed from Yazoo County David Holmes, first Governor of Mississippi 700419198000000000019,198 7002756000000000000756 sq mi
(70031958000000000001,958 km2)
Humphreys County 053 Belzoni 1918 Formed from Holmes, Sunflower, Washington and Yazoo Counties Benjamin G. Humphreys, Reconstruction-era Governor of Mississippi 70039375000000000009,375 7002418000000000000418 sq mi
(70031083000000000001,083 km2)
Issaquena County 055 Mayersville 1844 Formed from Washington County Native American word for "Deer River" 70031406000000000001,406 7002413000000000000413 sq mi
(70031070000000000001,070 km2)
Itawamba County 057 Fulton 1836 Formed from Monroe County Itawamba, Chickasaw chief 700423401000000000023,401 7002532000000000000532 sq mi
(70031378000000000001,378 km2)
Jackson County 059 Pascagoula 1812 Formed from Un-Organized Andrew Jackson, War of 1812 hero and seventh U.S. President 7005139668000000000139,668 7002727000000000000727 sq mi
(70031883000000000001,883 km2)
Jasper County 061 Bay Springs 1833 Formed from Jones and Wayne Counties William Jasper, Revolutionary War sergeant 700417062000000000017,062 7002676000000000000676 sq mi
(70031751000000000001,751 km2)
Jefferson County 063 Fayette 1799 One of two original Counties (formerly Pickering) Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. President and principal author of the Declaration of Independence 70037726000000000007,726 7002519000000000000519 sq mi
(70031344000000000001,344 km2)
Jefferson Davis County 065 Prentiss 1906 Formed from Covington and Lawrence Counties Jefferson Davis, only president of the Confederate States of America 700412487000000000012,487 7002408000000000000408 sq mi
(70031057000000000001,057 km2)
Jones County 067 Laurel 1826 Formed from Covington and Wayne Counties (formerly Davis (1865-1869 (Civil War)) John Paul Jones, Revolutionary War naval captain 700467761000000000067,761 7002694000000000000694 sq mi
(70031797000000000001,797 km2)
Kemper County 069 De Kalb 1833 Formed from Lowndes, Rankin and Wayne Counties Reuben Kemper, American pioneer and revolutionary in Spanish Florida 700410456000000000010,456 7002766000000000000766 sq mi
(70031984000000000001,984 km2)
Lafayette County 071 Oxford 1836 Formed from Monroe County Marquis de la Fayette, French-born Revolutionary War general 700447351000000000047,351 7002631000000000000631 sq mi
(70031634000000000001,634 km2)
Lamar County 073 Purvis 1904 Formed from Marion and Pearl River Counties Lucius Q. C. Lamar, U.S. Senator from Mississippi and U.S. Secretary of Interior 700455658000000000055,658 7002497000000000000497 sq mi
(70031287000000000001,287 km2)
Lauderdale County 075 Meridian 1833 Formed from Rankin and Wayne Counties James Lauderdale, War of 1812 colonel 700480261000000000080,261 7002704000000000000704 sq mi
(70031823000000000001,823 km2)
Lawrence County 077 Monticello 1814 Formed from Marion County James Lawrence, War of 1812 naval captain 700412929000000000012,929 7002431000000000000431 sq mi
(70031116000000000001,116 km2)
Leake County 079 Carthage 1833 Formed from Madison and Rankin Counties Walter Leake, Governor of Mississippi 700423805000000000023,805 7002583000000000000583 sq mi
(70031510000000000001,510 km2)
Lee County 081 Tupelo 1866 Formed from Itawamba and Pontotoc Counties Robert E. Lee, commanding Confederate general 700482910000000000082,910 7002450000000000000450 sq mi
(70031165000000000001,165 km2)
Leflore County 083 Greenwood 1871 Formed from Carroll and Sunflower Counties Greenwood LeFlore, mixed-race advocate of citizenship for Native Americans and U.S. Senator from Mississippi 700432317000000000032,317 7002592000000000000592 sq mi
(70031533000000000001,533 km2)
Lincoln County 085 Brookhaven 1870 Formed from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence and Pike Counties Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth U.S. President 700434869000000000034,869 7002586000000000000586 sq mi
(70031518000000000001,518 km2)
Lowndes County 087 Columbus 1830 Formed from Monroe County and Un-Organized William Jones Lowndes, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 700459779000000000059,779 7002502000000000000502 sq mi
(70031300000000000001,300 km2)
Madison County 089 Canton 1828 Formed from Yazoo County James Madison, fourth U.S. President 700495203000000000095,203 7002719000000000000719 sq mi
(70031862000000000001,862 km2)
Marion County 091 Columbia 1811 Formed from Amite, Franklin and Wayne Counties Francis Marion, Revolutionary War general 700427088000000000027,088 7002542000000000000542 sq mi
(70031404000000000001,404 km2)
Marshall County 093 Holly Springs 1836 Formed from Monroe County John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States who shaped the Supreme Court's power 700437144000000000037,144 7002706000000000000706 sq mi
(70031829000000000001,829 km2)
Monroe County 095 Aberdeen 1821 Formed from Un-Organized (Chickasaw Cession of 1816) James Monroe, fifth U.S. President 700436989000000000036,989 7002764000000000000764 sq mi
(70031979000000000001,979 km2)
Montgomery County 097 Winona 1871 Formed from Carroll and Choctaw Counties Richard Montgomery, Revolutionary War general 700410925000000000010,925 7002407000000000000407 sq mi
(70031054000000000001,054 km2)
Neshoba County 099 Philadelphia 1833 Formed from Jones, Madison, Rankin and Wayne Counties Native American word for "gray wolf" 700429676000000000029,676 7002570000000000000570 sq mi
(70031476000000000001,476 km2)
Newton County 101 Decatur 1836 Formed from Neshoba County Isaac Newton, English scientist 700421720000000000021,720 7002578000000000000578 sq mi
(70031497000000000001,497 km2)
Noxubee County 103 Macon 1833 Formed from Lowndes and Rankin Counties Native American for "stinking water" 700411545000000000011,545 7002695000000000000695 sq mi
(70031800000000000001,800 km2)
Oktibbeha County 105 Starkville 1833 Formed from Lowndes County Native American word for "bloody water" 700447671000000000047,671 7002458000000000000458 sq mi
(70031186000000000001,186 km2)
Panola County 107 Batesville 1836 Formed from Monroe and Washington Counties Native American for "cotton" 700434707000000000034,707 7002684000000000000684 sq mi
(70031772000000000001,772 km2)
Pearl River County 109 Poplarville 1890 Formed from Hancock and Marion Counties Pearl River 700455834000000000055,834 7002812000000000000812 sq mi
(70032103000000000002,103 km2)
Perry County 111 New Augusta 1820 Formed from Greene County Oliver Hazard Perry, War of 1812 naval captain 700412250000000000012,250 7002647000000000000647 sq mi
(70031676000000000001,676 km2)
Pike County 113 Magnolia 1815 Formed from Marion County Zebulon Pike, western explorer 700440404000000000040,404 7002409000000000000409 sq mi
(70031059000000000001,059 km2)
Pontotoc County 115 Pontotoc 1836 Formed from Monroe County Native American for "land of hanging grapes" 700429957000000000029,957 7002497000000000000497 sq mi
(70031287000000000001,287 km2)
Prentiss County 117 Booneville 1870 Formed from Itawamba and Tishomingo Counties Seargent Smith Prentiss, U.S. Representative from Mississippi 700425276000000000025,276 7002415000000000000415 sq mi
(70031075000000000001,075 km2)
Quitman County 119 Marks 1877 Formed from Coahoma, Panola, Tallahatchie and Tunica Counties John A. Quitman, Governor of Mississippi 70038223000000000008,223 7002405000000000000405 sq mi
(70031049000000000001,049 km2)
Rankin County 121 Brandon 1828 Formed from Hinds County Christopher Rankin, U.S. Representative from Mississippi 7005141617000000000141,617 7002775000000000000775 sq mi
(70032007000000000002,007 km2)
Scott County 123 Forest 1833 Formed from Covington, Jones and Rankin Counties Abram M. Scott, Governor of Mississippi 700428264000000000028,264 7002609000000000000609 sq mi
(70031577000000000001,577 km2)
Sharkey County 125 Rolling Fork 1876 Formed from Issaquena, Warren and Washington Counties William L. Sharkey, Mississippi Supreme Court justice 70034916000000000004,916 7002428000000000000428 sq mi
(70031109000000000001,109 km2)
Simpson County 127 Mendenhall 1824 Formed from Copiah County Josiah Simpson, first federal judge appointed in the state 700427503000000000027,503 7002589000000000000589 sq mi
(70031526000000000001,526 km2)
Smith County 129 Raleigh 1833 Formed from Covington, Jones and Rankin Counties David Smith, Revolutionary War major 700416491000000000016,491 7002636000000000000636 sq mi
(70031647000000000001,647 km2)
Stone County 131 Wiggins 1916 Formed from Harrison County John M. Stone, Governor of Mississippi 700417786000000000017,786 7002445000000000000445 sq mi
(70031153000000000001,153 km2)
Sunflower County 133 Indianola 1844 Formed from Bolivar County Sunflower River 700429450000000000029,450 7002694000000000000694 sq mi
(70031797000000000001,797 km2)
Tallahatchie County 135 Charleston 1833 Formed from Washington and Yazoo Counties Tallahatchie River 700415378000000000015,378 7002644000000000000644 sq mi
(70031668000000000001,668 km2)
Tate County 137 Senatobia 1873 Formed from DeSoto and Marshall Counties Thomas Simpson Tate, the county's original settler 700428886000000000028,886 7002404000000000000404 sq mi
(70031046000000000001,046 km2)
Tippah County 139 Ripley 1836 Formed from Monroe County Native American word for "cut off" 700422232000000000022,232 7002458000000000000458 sq mi
(70031186000000000001,186 km2)
Tishomingo County 141 Iuka 1836 Formed from Monroe County Chief Tishomingo, Chickasaw leader 700419593000000000019,593 7002424000000000000424 sq mi
(70031098000000000001,098 km2)
Tunica County 143 Tunica 1836 Formed from Washington County and Un-Organized Tunica Native Americans 700410778000000000010,778 7002455000000000000455 sq mi
(70031178000000000001,178 km2)
Union County 145 New Albany 1870 Formed from Lee, Pontotoc and Tippah Counties Reunion of Confederacy with the United States 700427134000000000027,134 7002416000000000000416 sq mi
(70031077000000000001,077 km2)
Walthall County 147 Tylertown 1912 Formed from Marion and Pike Counties Edward Walthall, U.S. Senator from Mississippi 700415443000000000015,443 7002404000000000000404 sq mi
(70031046000000000001,046 km2)
Warren County 149 Vicksburg 1809 Formed from Claiborne County Joseph Warren, Revolutionary War general 700448773000000000048,773 7002587000000000000587 sq mi
(70031520000000000001,520 km2)
Washington County 151 Greenville 1827 Formed from Warren and Yazoo Counties George Washington, first U.S. President 700451137000000000051,137 7002724000000000000724 sq mi
(70031875000000000001,875 km2)
Wayne County 153 Waynesboro 1809 Formed from Washington County (AL) Anthony Wayne, Revolutionary War general 700420747000000000020,747 7002810000000000000810 sq mi
(70032098000000000002,098 km2)
Webster County 155 Walthall 1874 Formed from Chickasaw, Choctaw and Montegomery Counties (formerly Sumner County) Daniel Webster, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and giant of Nineteenth Century politics 700410253000000000010,253 7002423000000000000423 sq mi
(70031096000000000001,096 km2)
Wilkinson County 157 Woodville 1802 Formed from Adams County James Wilkinson, Revolutionary War general 70039878000000000009,878 7002677000000000000677 sq mi
(70031753000000000001,753 km2)
Winston County 159 Louisville 1833 Formed from Lowndes, Rankin, and Wayne Counties Louis Winston, Mississippi Supreme Court justice 700419198000000000019,198 7002607000000000000607 sq mi
(70031572000000000001,572 km2)
Yalobusha County 161 Water Valley 1833 Formed from Monroe, Washington and Yazoo Counties Native American for "tadpole place" 700412678000000000012,678 7002467000000000000467 sq mi
(70031210000000000001,210 km2)
Yazoo County 163 Yazoo City 1823 Formed from Hinds County Yazoo Native Americans 700428065000000000028,065 7002920000000000000920 sq mi
(70032383000000000002,383 km2)

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