Mississippi Counties
The territory of Mississippi existed from April 7, 1798, until December 10, 1817, when the Mississippi state entered the Union as the 20th state. The FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) Code of Mississippi State is 28, which, when combined with any county code, would be written as 28XXX. The United States government uses the FIPS code to identify counties uniquely. Counties of the state perform state-mandated duties such as maintaining parks, Jails and Certain roads. The county seat is the site of a county’s administration and courts.
How Many Counties in Mississippi
The US state of Mississippi is divided into 82 counties. Check this Mississippi County Map which provides the location of all counties on the Mississippi Map.
Counties of Mississippi
- Adams County Map
- Alcorn County Map
- Amite County Map
- Attala County Map
- Benton County Map
- Bolivar County Map
- Calhoun County Map
- Carroll County Map
- Chickasaw County Map
- Choctaw County Map
- Claiborne County Map
- Clarke County Map
- Clay County Map
- Coahoma County Map
- Copiah County Map
- Covington County Map
- Desoto County Map
- Forrest County Map
- Franklin County Map
- George County Map
- Greene County Map
- Grenada County Map
- Hancock County Map
- Harrison County Map
- Hinds County Map
- Holmes County Map
- Humphreys County Map
- Issaquena County Map
- Itawamba County Map
- Jackson County Map
- Jasper County Map
- Jefferson Davis County Map
- Jefferson County Map
- Jones County Map
- Kemper County Map
- Lafayette County Map
- Lamar County Map
- Lauderdale County Map
- Lawrence County Map
- Leake County Map
- Lee County Map
- Leflore County Map
- Lincoln County Map
- Lowndes County Map
- Madison County Map
- Marion County Map
- Marshall County Map
- Monroe County Map
- Montgomery County Map
- Neshoba County Map
- Newton County Map
- Noxubee County Map
- Oktibbeha County Map
- Panola County Map
- Pearl River County Map
- Perry County Map
- Pike County Map
- Pontotoc County Map
- Prentiss County Map
- Quitman County Map
- Rankin County Map
- Scott County Map
- Sharkey County Map
- Simpson County Map
- Smith County Map
- Stone County Map
- Sunflower County Map
- Tallahatchie County Map
- Tate County Map
- Tippah County Map
- Tishomingo County Map
- Tunica County Map
- Union County Map
- Walthall County Map
- Warren County Map
- Washington County Map
- Wayne County Map
- Webster County Map
- Wilkinson County Map
- Winston County Map
- Yalobusha County Map
- Yazoo County Map
Newest Counties of Mississippi
The Newest and last County of Mississippi state created on March 28, 1918, is Humphreys County.
Oldest Counties of Mississippi
The oldest and two original counties of Mississippi were created on April 2, 1799, were Adams and Jefferson Counties.
Largest and smallest County by Area in Mississippi
Yazoo County is the largest county in Mississippi, covering an area of 920 square miles (2,400 km2). The smallest county of Mississippi is Alcorn County, covering 400 square miles (1,000 km2).
Best county to live in Mississippi
Some of the best counties to live in the Mississippi State are Madison County, Lafayette County, Lamar County, Oktibbeha County, Rankin County and Forrest County
Most populated and least populated county of Mississippi
Hinds County is the most populated county (2020 census) in Mississippi, and Issaquena County is the least populated county (2020 census) in Mississippi state of the United States.
Information about maps of all Counties of Mississippi
The maps of all counties of Mississippi are available on the website describing facts about counties. The map shows the location of the county within the state, its county seat, and state and county boundary. Jackson, the state capital, is also marked on all the maps. These maps can be used for multiple things and purposes.
