Mississippi, United States

Mississippi is one of 51 primary administrative regions in United States with a population of approximately 2,901,371 people.

Facts and figures on Mississippi at a glance

Region name: Mississippi (Mississippi)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 2,901,371 people
Country: United States
Continent: North America

The regional headquarters of Mississippi (Mississippi) is located in the regional capital Jackson (Jackson) with a population of 170,674 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Mississippi's regional capital Jackson to United States's capital Washington (Washington) is approximately 1,397 km (868 mi).

Facts and figures about Mississippi
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Mississippi Mississippi2,901,371 peopleJackson Jackson170,674 people

Compare with other regions in United States.

Map of Mississippi

Map of Mississippi

Information on Mississippi

Information on Mississippi
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Mississippi MississippiJackson Jackson82United StatesNorth America

Time in Mississippi

Time in Mississippi
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 2:54pm (14:54h)In effect (+1 hour)Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 1:54pm (13:54h)GMT UTC -5.0America/Chicago

Geographic coordinates of Mississippi

Latitude & Longitude of Mississippi
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map32°45'01.5"N (32.7504100°)89°45'01.3"W (-89.7503600°)

Subregions in Mississippi

There are 82 administrative subregions in Mississippi.
Subregions in Mississippi
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Adams County Adams County1.31,192Natchez Natchez15,128
Alcorn County Alcorn County2.36,925Corinth Corinth14,866
Amite County Amite County3.12,720Liberty Liberty694
Attala County Attala County4.18,365Kosciusko Kosciusko7,187
Benton County Benton County5.8,271Ashland Ashland538
Bolivar County Bolivar County6.30,628--
Calhoun County Calhoun County7.14,436Pittsboro Pittsboro199
Carroll County Carroll County8.9,911Carrollton Carrollton182
Chickasaw County Chickasaw County9.17,171--
Choctaw County Choctaw County10.8,278Ackerman Ackerman1,482
Claiborne County Claiborne County11.9,135Port Gibson Port Gibson1,436
Clarke County Clarke County12.15,604Quitman Quitman2,209
Clay County Clay County13.19,386West Point West Point10,990
Coahoma County Coahoma County14.22,628Clarksdale Clarksdale16,847
Copiah County Copiah County15.28,543Hazlehurst Hazlehurst3,924
Covington County Covington County16.18,853Collins Collins2,570
De Soto County De Soto County17.184,945Hernando Hernando15,503
Forrest County Forrest County18.75,036Hattiesburg Hattiesburg46,805
Franklin County Franklin County19.7,788Meadville Meadville431
George County George County20.22,578Lucedale Lucedale3,011
Greene County Greene County21.14,400Leakesville Leakesville880
Grenada County Grenada County22.21,055Grenada Grenada12,900
Hancock County Hancock County23.47,632Bay Saint Louis Bay Saint Louis9,260
Harrison County Harrison County24.208,080--
Hinds County Hinds County25.231,840Jackson Jackson170,674
Holmes County Holmes County26.17,622Lexington Lexington1,609
Humphreys County Humphreys County27.8,257Belzoni Belzoni2,069
Issaquena County Issaquena County28.1,308Mayersville Mayersville553
Itawamba County Itawamba County29.23,517Fulton Fulton4,077
Jackson County Jackson County30.143,617Pascagoula Pascagoula22,126
Jasper County Jasper County31.16,428--
Jefferson County Jefferson County32.7,106Fayette Fayette1,577
Jefferson Davis County Jefferson Davis County33.12,487Prentiss Prentiss1,002
Jones County Jones County34.68,461--
Kemper County Kemper County35.10,027De Kalb De Kalb1,057
Lafayette County Lafayette County36.47,351Oxford Oxford22,314
Lamar County Lamar County37.62,447Purvis Purvis2,335
Lauderdale County Lauderdale County38.75,317Meridian Meridian39,661
Lawrence County Lawrence County39.12,455Monticello Monticello1,541
Leake County Leake County40.22,763Carthage Carthage4,899
Lee County Lee County41.85,202Tupelo Tupelo35,680
Leflore County Leflore County42.28,919Greenwood Greenwood15,431
Lincoln County Lincoln County43.34,205Brookhaven Brookhaven12,414
Lowndes County Lowndes County44.58,930Columbus Columbus23,168
Madison County Madison County45.109,145Canton Canton13,676
Marion County Marion County46.24,715Columbia Columbia6,229
Marshall County Marshall County47.35,451Holly Springs Holly Springs7,610
Monroe County Monroe County48.35,564Aberdeen Aberdeen5,397
Montgomery County Montgomery County49.10,023Winona Winona4,439
Neshoba County Neshoba County50.29,087Philadelphia Philadelphia7,391
Newton County Newton County51.21,443Decatur Decatur1,797
Noxubee County Noxubee County52.10,535Macon Macon2,616
Oktibbeha County Oktibbeha County53.49,587Starkville Starkville25,366
Panola County Panola County54.34,178--
Pearl River County Pearl River County55.55,834Poplarville Poplarville2,985
Perry County Perry County56.11,931New Augusta New Augusta641
Pike County Pike County57.39,563Magnolia Magnolia2,371
Pontotoc County Pontotoc County58.31,833Pontotoc Pontotoc5,944
Prentiss County Prentiss County59.25,315Booneville Booneville8,816
Quitman County Quitman County60.7,051Marks Marks1,581
Rankin County Rankin County61.155,271Brandon Brandon23,529
Scott County Scott County62.28,287Forest Forest5,695
Sharkey County Sharkey County63.4,321Rolling Fork Rolling Fork2,038
Simpson County Simpson County64.26,758Mendenhall Mendenhall2,488
Smith County Smith County65.16,002Raleigh Raleigh1,427
Stone County Stone County66.18,717Wiggins Wiggins4,550
Sunflower County Sunflower County67.25,735Indianola Indianola9,943
Tallahatchie County Tallahatchie County68.13,987--
Tate County Tate County69.28,759Senatobia Senatobia7,963
Tippah County Tippah County70.21,995Ripley Ripley5,357
Tishomingo County Tishomingo County71.19,454Iuka Iuka3,001
Tunica County Tunica County72.9,782Tunica Tunica981
Union County Union County73.28,606New Albany New Albany8,830
Walthall County Walthall County74.14,465Tylertown Tylertown1,515
Warren County Warren County75.46,176Vicksburg Vicksburg23,131
Washington County Washington County76.45,063Greenville Greenville32,156
Wayne County Wayne County77.20,298Waynesboro Waynesboro4,975
Webster County Webster County78.9,788Walthall Walthall139
Wilkinson County Wilkinson County79.8,792Woodville Woodville995
Winston County Winston County80.18,165Louisville Louisville6,314
Yalobusha County Yalobusha County81.12,392--
Yazoo County Yazoo County82.28,248Yazoo City Yazoo City11,245

External sources of information on Mississippi

Mississippi on Wikipedia