There are 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Mississippi is tied with Arkansas for the most counties with two county seats, at ten.
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FIPS Code [1] |
County seat [2] |
Established [2] |
Origin |
Etymolgy |
Population [2] |
Area [2] |
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| Adams County | 001 | Natchez | 1799 | One of two original counties | John Adams | 34,340 | 460 sq mi (1,191 km 2) |
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| Alcorn County | 003 | Corinth | 1870 | Formed from Tippiah and Tishomingo Counties | James L. Alcorn | 34,558 | 400 sq mi (1,036 km 2) |
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| Amite County | 005 | Liberty | 1809 | Formed from Wilkinson County | Amite River | 13,599 | 730 sq mi (1,891 km 2) |
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| 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. | 19,661 | 735 sq mi (1,904 km 2) |
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| Benton County | 009 | Ashland | 1870 | Formed from Marshall and Tippah Counties | Thomas Hart Benton | 8,026 | 407 sq mi (1,054 km 2) |
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| Bolivar County | 011 | Cleveland and Rosedale | 1836 | Formed from Tallahatchie and Washington Counties | Simon Bolivar | 40,633 | 876 sq mi (2,269 km 2) |
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| Calhoun County | 013 | Pittsboro | 1852 | Formed from Chickasaw, Lafayette and Yalobusha Counties | John C. Calhoun | 15,069 | 587 sq mi (1,520 km 2) |
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| Carroll County | 015 | Carrollton | 1833 | Formed from Lowndes, Monroe, Washington and Yazoo Counties | Charles Carroll | 10,769 | 628 sq mi (1,627 km 2) |
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| Chickasaw County | 017 | Houston | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County and Un-Organized | Chickasaw Native Americans | 19,440 | 502 sq mi (1,300 km 2) |
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| Choctaw County | 019 | Ackerman | 1833 | Formed from Lowndes, Madison, Monroe and Yazoo Counties | Choctaw Native Americans | 9,758 | 419 sq mi (1,085 km 2) |
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| Claiborne County | 021 | Port Gibson | 1802 | Formed from Jefferson (Pickering) County | William C. C. Claiborne | 11,831 | 487 sq mi (1,261 km 2) |
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| Clarke County | 023 | Quitman | 1833 | Formed from Wayne County | Joshua G. Clark | 17,955 | 691 sq mi (1,790 km 2) |
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| Clay County | 025 | West Point | 1871 | Formed from Chickasaw, Lowndes, Monroe and Oktibbeha Counties (formally (Colfax County) | Henry Clay | 21,979 | 409 sq mi (1,059 km 2) |
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| Coahoma County | 027 | Clarksdale | 1836 | Formed from Un-Organized | derives from Native American word meaning red panther | 30,622 | 554 sq mi (1,435 km 2) |
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| Copiah County | 029 | Hazlehurst | 1823 | Formed from Franklin and Hinds Counties | derives from Native American word meaning calling panther | 28,757 | 777 sq mi (2,012 km 2) |
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| Covington County | 031 | Collins | 1819 | Formed from Lawrence and Wayne Counties | Leonard Covington | 19,407 | 414 sq mi (1,072 km 2) |
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| DeSoto County | 033 | Hernando | 1836 | Formed from Monroe and Washington Counties | Hernando de Soto | 107,199 | 478 sq mi (1,238 km 2) |
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| Forrest County | 035 | Hattiesburg | 1906 | Formed from Perry County | Nathan B. Forrest | 72,604 | 467 sq mi (1,210 km 2) |
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| Franklin County | 037 | Meadville | 1809 | Formed from Adams County | Benjamin Franklin | 8,448 | 565 sq mi (1,463 km 2) |
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| George County | 039 | Lucedale | 1910 | Formed from Greene and Jackson Counties | James Z. George | 19,144 | 478 sq mi (1,238 km 2) |
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| Greene County | 041 | Leakesville | 1811 | Formed from Wayne County | Nathanael Greene | 13,299 | 713 sq mi (1,847 km 2) |
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| Grenada County | 043 | Grenada | 1870 | Formed from Carroll, Choctaw, Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Counties | Spanish province Grenada | 23,263 | 422 sq mi (1,093 km 2) |
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| Hancock County | 045 | Bay Saint Louis | 1812 | Formed from Un-Organized | John Hancock | 42,967 | 477 sq mi (1,235 km 2) |
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| Harrison County | 047 | Gulfport and Biloxi | 1841 | Formed from Hancock County | William Henry Harrison | 189,601 | 581 sq mi (1,505 km 2) |
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| Hinds County | 049 | Jackson | 1821 | Formed from Un-Organized (Choctaw Cession of 1820) | Thomas Hinds | 250,800 | 869 sq mi (2,251 km 2) |
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| Holmes County | 051 | Lexington | 1833 | Formed from Yazoo County | David Holmes | 21,609 | 756 sq mi (1,958 km 2) |
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| Humphreys County | 053 | Belzoni | 1918 | Formed from Holmes, Sunflower, Washington and Yazoo Counties | Benjamin G. Humphreys | 11,206 | 418 sq mi (1,083 km 2) |
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| Issaquena County | 055 | Mayersville | 1844 | Formed from Washington County | Native American word for Deer River | 2,274 | 413 sq mi (1,070 km 2) |
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| Itawamba County | 057 | Fulton | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County | Itawamba (Indian Chief) | 22,770 | 532 sq mi (1,378 km 2) |
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| Jackson County | 059 | Pascagoula | 1812 | Formed from Un-Organized | Andrew Jackson | 131,420 | 727 sq mi (1,883 km 2) |
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| Jasper County | 061 | Bay Springs | 1833 | Formed from Jones and Wayne Counties | William Jasper | 18,149 | 676 sq mi (1,751 km 2) |
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| Jefferson County | 063 | Fayette | 1799 | One of two original Counties (formally Pickering) | Thomas Jefferson | 9,740 | 519 sq mi (1,344 km 2) |
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| Jefferson Davis County | 065 | Prentiss | 1906 | Formed from Covington and Lawrence Counties | Jefferson Davis | 13,962 | 408 sq mi (1,057 km 2) |
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| Jones County | 067 | Laurel | 1826 | Formed from Covington and Wayne Counties (formally Davis (1865-1869 (Civil War)) | John Paul Jones | 64,958 | 694 sq mi (1,797 km 2) |
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| Kemper County | 069 | De Kalb | 1833 | Formed from Lowndes, Rankin and Wayne Counties | Reuben Kemper | 10,453 | 766 sq mi (1,984 km 2) |
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| Lafayette County | 071 | Oxford | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County | Marquis de la Fayette | 38,744 | 631 sq mi (1,634 km 2) |
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| Lamar County | 073 | Purvis | 1904 | Formed from Marion and Pearl River Counties | Lucius Q. C. Lamar | 39,070 | 497 sq mi (1,287 km 2) |
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| Lauderdale County | 075 | Meridian | 1833 | Formed from Rankin and Wayne Counties | James Lauderdale | 78,161 | 704 sq mi (1,823 km 2) |
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| Lawrence County | 077 | Monticello | 1814 | Formed from Marion County | James Lawrence | 13,258 | 431 sq mi (1,116 km 2) |
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| Leake County | 079 | Carthage | 1833 | Formed from Madison and Rankin Counties | Walter Leake | 20,940 | 583 sq mi (1,510 km 2) |
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| Lee County | 081 | Tupelo | 1866 | Formed from Itawamba and Pontotoc Counties | Robert E. Lee | 75,755 | 450 sq mi (1,165 km 2) |
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| Leflore County | 083 | Greenwood | 1871 | Formed from Carroll and Sunflower Counties | Greenwood LeFlore | 37,947 | 592 sq mi (1,533 km 2) |
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| Lincoln County | 085 | Brookhaven | 1870 | Formed from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence and Pike Counties | Abraham Lincoln | 33,166 | 586 sq mi (1,518 km 2) |
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| Lowndes County | 087 | Columbus | 1830 | Formed from Monroe County and Un-Organized | William Jones Lowndes | 61,586 | 502 sq mi (1,300 km 2) |
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| Madison County | 089 | Canton | 1828 | Formed from Yazoo County | James Madison | 74,674 | 719 sq mi (1,862 km 2) |
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| Marion County | 091 | Columbia | 1811 | Formed from Amite, Franklin and Wayne Counties | Francis Marion | 25,595 | 542 sq mi (1,404 km 2) |
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| Marshall County | 093 | Holly Springs | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County | John Marshall | 34,993 | 706 sq mi (1,829 km 2) |
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| Monroe County | 095 | Aberdeen | 1821 | Formed from Un-Organized (Chickasaw Cession of 1816) | James Monroe | 38,014 | 764 sq mi (1,979 km 2) |
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| Montgomery County | 097 | Winona | 1871 | Formed from Carroll and Choctaw Counties | Richard Montgomery | 12,189 | 407 sq mi (1,054 km 2) |
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| Neshoba County | 099 | Philadelphia | 1833 | Formed from Jones, Madison, Rankin and Wayne Counties | Native American word for grey wolf | 28,684 | 570 sq mi (1,476 km 2) |
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| Newton County | 101 | Decatur | 1836 | Formed from Neshoba County | Isaac Newton | 21,838 | 578 sq mi (1,497 km 2) |
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| Noxubee County | 103 | Macon | 1833 | Formed from Lowndes and Rankin Counties | Native American for stinking water | 12,548 | 695 sq mi (1,800 km 2) |
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| Oktibbeha County | 105 | Starkville | 1833 | Formed from Lowndes County | Native American word for bloody water | 42,902 | 458 sq mi (1,186 km 2) |
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| Panola County | 107 | Batesville | 1836 | Formed from Monroe and Washington Counties | Native American for cotton | 34,274 | 684 sq mi (1,772 km 2) |
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| Pearl River County | 109 | Poplarville | 1890 | Formed from Hancock and Marion Counties | Pearl River | 48,621 | 812 sq mi (2,103 km 2) |
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| Perry County | 111 | New Augusta | 1820 | Formed from Greene County | Oliver Hazard Perry | 12,138 | 647 sq mi (1,676 km 2) |
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| Pike County | 113 | Magnolia | 1815 | Formed from Marion County | Zebulon Pike | 38,940 | 409 sq mi (1,059 km 2) |
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| Pontotoc County | 115 | Pontotoc | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County | Chief Pontotoc | 26,726 | 497 sq mi (1,287 km 2) |
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| Prentiss County | 117 | Booneville | 1870 | Formed from Itawamba and Tishomingo Counties | Smith Prentiss | 25,556 | 415 sq mi (1,075 km 2) |
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| Quitman County | 119 | Marks | 1877 | Formed from Coahoma, Panola, Tallahatchie and Tunica Counties | John A. Quitman | 10,117 | 405 sq mi (1,049 km 2) |
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| Rankin County | 121 | Brandon | 1828 | Formed from Hinds County | Christopher Rankin | 115,327 | 775 sq mi (2,007 km 2) |
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| Scott County | 123 | Forest | 1833 | Formed from Covington, Jones and Rankin Counties | Abram M. Scott | 28,423 | 609 sq mi (1,577 km 2) |
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| Sharkey County | 125 | Rolling Fork | 1876 | Formed from Issaquena, Warren and Washington Counties | William L. Sharkey | 6,580 | 428 sq mi (1,109 km 2) |
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| Simpson County | 127 | Mendenhall | 1824 | Formed from Copiah County | Josiah Simpson | 27,639 | 589 sq mi (1,526 km 2) |
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| Smith County | 129 | Raleigh | 1833 | Formed from Covington, Jones and Rankin Counties | David Smith | 16,182 | 636 sq mi (1,647 km 2) |
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| Stone County | 131 | Wiggins | 1916 | Formed from Harrison County | John M. Stone | 13,622 | 445 sq mi (1,153 km 2) |
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| Sunflower County | 133 | Indianola | 1844 | Formed from Bolivar County | Sunflower River | 34,369 | 694 sq mi (1,797 km 2) |
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| Tallahatchie County | 135 | Charleston | 1833 | Formed from Washington and Yazoo Counties | Tallahatchie River | 14,903 | 644 sq mi (1,668 km 2) |
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| Tate County | 137 | Senatobia | 1873 | Formed from DeSoto and Marshall Counties | Thomas Simpson Tate | 25,370 | 404 sq mi (1,046 km 2) |
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| Tippah County | 139 | Ripley | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County | Tippah wife of Pontotoc | 20,826 | 458 sq mi (1,186 km 2) |
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| Tishomingo County | 141 | Iuka | 1836 | Formed from Monroe County | Chief Tishomingo | 19,163 | 424 sq mi (1,098 km 2) |
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| Tunica County | 143 | Tunica | 1836 | Formed from Washington County and Un-Organized | Tunica Native Americans | 9,227 | 455 sq mi (1,178 km 2) |
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| Union County | 145 | New Albany | 1870 | Formed from Lee, Pontotoc and Tippah Counties | Union | 25,362 | 416 sq mi (1,077 km 2) |
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| Walthall County | 147 | Tylertown | 1912 | Formed from Marion and Pike Counties | Edward Walthall | 15,156 | 404 sq mi (1,046 km 2) |
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| Warren County | 149 | Vicksburg | 1809 | Formed from Claiborne County | Joseph Warren | 49,644 | 587 sq mi (1,520 km 2) |
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| Washington County | 151 | Greenville | 1827 | Formed from Warren and Yazoo Counties | George Washington | 62,977 | 724 sq mi (1,875 km 2) |
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| Wayne County | 153 | Waynesboro | 1809 | Formed from Washington County (AL) | "Mad" Anthony Wayne | 21,216 | 810 sq mi (2,098 km 2) |
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| Webster County | 155 | Walthall | 1874 | Formed from Chickasaw, Choctaw and Montegomery Counties (Formally Sumner County) | Daniel Webster | 10,294 | 423 sq mi (1,096 km 2) |
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| Wilkinson County | 157 | Woodville | 1802 | Formed from Adams County | James Wilkinson | 10,312 | 677 sq mi (1,753 km 2) |
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| Winston County | 159 | Louisville | 1833 | Formed from Lowndes, Rankin, and Wayne Counties | Louis Winston | 20,160 | 607 sq mi (1,572 km 2) |
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| Yalobusha County | 161 | Water Valley | 1833 | Formed from Monroe, Washington and Yazoo Counties | Native American for tadpole place | 13,051 | 467 sq mi (1,210 km 2) |
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| Yazoo County | 163 | Yazoo City | 1823 | Formed from Hinds County | Yazoo Native Americans | 28,149 | 920 sq mi (2,383 km 2) |
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List of 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi:
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The following is a list of 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi:
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