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Mississippi
Mississippi ( /ˌmɪsɨˈsɪpi/ (help·info)) is a state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi ("Great River"). The...
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Jackson
Jackson or Jackson City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County (the town of Raymond is the other), but the city also contains areas in Madison and Rankin Counties....
Area:
- 276.61073 km² (106.8 mi² )
Time zone(s):
Winona
Winona is a city in Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,482 at the 2000 census. The name of the city comes from a Sioux word meaning "first-born daughter." It is the county seat of Montgomery County. Winona is known...
Area:
- 87.8006 km² (33.9 mi² )
Time zone(s):
Adams County
Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 34,340. Its name is in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams. The county seat is Natchez. It is part of the Natchez, MS–LA...
Area:
- 1,258.73422 km² (486 mi² )
Clay County
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 21,979. Its name is in honor of American statesman Henry Clay, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in...
Area:
- 1,077.43505 km² (416 mi² )
Montgomery County
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 12,189. It was either named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture...
Area:
- 1,056.71515 km² (408 mi² )
Yazoo County
Yazoo County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 28,149. The county seat is Yazoo City. It is named for the Yazoo River, whose name, legend has it, comes from an Indian...
Area:
- 2,419.0489 km² (934 mi² )
Yalobusha County
Yalobusha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 13,051. Its county seats are Water Valley and Coffeeville.
Yalobusha is a native American word meaning "tadpole place," and before the county which...
Area:
- 1,282.04411 km² (495 mi² )
Winston County
Winston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 20,160. Its county seat is Louisville. Winston County is named for military leader Louis Winston.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has...
Area:
- 1,579.89275 km² (610 mi² )
Wilkinson County
Wilkinson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 10,312. Its county seat is Woodville. Wilkinson County is named for military leader James Wilkinson.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the...
Area:
- 1,781.91182 km² (688 mi² )
Webster County
Webster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 10,294. Its county seat is Walthall. Webster County is named for statesman Daniel Webster.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a...
Area:
- 1,095.56497 km² (423 mi² )
Wayne County
Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 21,216. Its county seat is Waynesboro. Wayne County is named for General Anthony Wayne.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total...
Area:
- 2,108.25032 km² (814 mi² )
Washington County
Washington County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 62,977. It is named in honor of the first President of the United States, George Washington. Its county seat is...
Area:
- 1,970.98095 km² (761 mi² )
Warren County
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In 2000, its population was 49,644. Its county seat is Vicksburg. Warren County is named for American Revolutionary War officer Joseph Warren.
The Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical...
Area:
- 1,603.20264 km² (619 mi² )
Walthall County
Walthall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 15,156. Its county seat is Tylertown. The county is named after Civil War general and Mississippi Senator Edward C. Walthall.
According to the U.S....
Area:
- 1,046.3552 km² (404 mi² )
Union County
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 25,362. Its county seat is New Albany. Union County received its name, by being a union of pieces of several large counties.
According to the U.S....
Area:
- 1,080.02504 km² (417 mi² )
Tunica County
Tunica County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 9,227. Its county seat is Tunica. Tunica County is named for the Tunica Native Americans.
Tunica County is part of the...
Area:
- 1,245.78428 km² (481 mi² )
Tishomingo County
Tishomingo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000 the population was 19,163. Its county seat is Iuka.
Tishomingo County was organized February 9, 1836, from Chickasaw lands that were ceded to the United States. In...
Area:
- 1,152.54471 km² (445 mi² )
Tippah County
Tippah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 20,826. Its county seat is Ripley. The name "Tippah" is a Chickasaw word meaning "cut off," and is taken from the creek of the same name that flows...
Area:
- 1,191.39453 km² (460 mi² )
Tate County
Tate County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi, east of the Mississippi Delta. As of 2000, the population was 25,370. Its county seat is Senatobia. James Earl Jones, an actor, was born in Arkabutla, Tate...
Area:
- 1,064.48511 km² (411 mi² )
Tallahatchie County
Tallahatchie County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 14,903. Its county seats are Charleston and Sumner.
The county was founded on December 31, 1833. Tallahatchie is...
Area:
- 1,688.67225 km² (652 mi² )
Sunflower County
Sunflower County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 34,369. Its county seat is Indianola.
The Indianola Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Sunflower County....
Area:
- 1,831.12159 km² (707 mi² )
Stone County
Stone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Its county seat is Wiggins. Stone County was formed from the northern portion of Harrison County on June 5, 1916. The county was named for John M. Stone, the Governor of Mississippi...
Area:
- 1,160.31467 km² (448 mi² )
Smith County
Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 16,182. Its county seat is Raleigh. Smith County is a prohibition or dry county.
Smith County is named for Major David Smith. The county is well known...
Area:
- 1,649.82243 km² (637 mi² )
Simpson County
Simpson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 27,639. The county seat is Mendenhall . It is part of the It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Simpson County is...
Area:
- 1,530.68297 km² (591 mi² )
Sharkey County
Sharkey County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 6,580. Its county seat is Rolling Fork. It is named after William L. Sharkey, the provisional Governor of Mississippi...
Area:
- 1,126.64483 km² (435 mi² )
Scott County
Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 28,423. Its county seat is Forest. Scott County is named for Abram M. Scott, the Governor of Mississippi from 1832 to 1833.
According to the U.S....
Area:
- 1,579.89275 km² (610 mi² )
Rankin County
Rankin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is named in honor of Christopher Rankin, a Mississippi congressman who served from 1819 to 1826. As of 2000, the population was 115,327. The county seat is Brandon. It is part of...
Area:
- 2,087.53042 km² (806 mi² )
Quitman County
Quitman County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 10,117. Its county seat is Marks. Quitman County is named for John A. Quitman, Governor of Mississippi from 1835 to...
Area:
- 1,051.53517 km² (406 mi² )
Prentiss County
Prentiss County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 25,556. Its county seat is Booneville. Prentiss County is named for Seargent Smith Prentiss, a famous speaker and debater from Natchez, MS. ...
Area:
- 1,082.61503 km² (418 mi² )
Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 26,726. Its county seat is Pontotoc. Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word meaning "land of hanging grapes".
The county is part of the Tupelo, Mississippi,...
Area:
- 1,297.58404 km² (501 mi² )
Pike County
Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 38,940. The county seat is Magnolia. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area. Pike County is named for explorer Zebulon...
Area:
- 1,064.48511 km² (411 mi² )
Perry County
Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 12,138. Its county seat is New Augusta. It was named after the War of 1812...
Area:
- 1,683.49227 km² (650 mi² )
Pearl River County
Pearl River County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The population was 48,621 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Poplarville.
The Picayune Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Pearl River County.
On September 2,...
Area:
- 2,121.20026 km² (819 mi² )
Panola County
Panola County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi, just east of the Mississippi Delta. As of 2000, the population was 34,274. Its county seats are Sardis and Batesville. Panola is a Native American word which means cotton.
Panola...
Area:
- 1,825.94162 km² (705 mi² )
Oktibbeha County
Oktibbeha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 42,902. Its county seat is Starkville. Oktibbeha is a Native American word meaning either bloody water (because of a battle fought on the banks) or...
Area:
- 1,196.57451 km² (462 mi² )
Noxubee County
Noxubee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 12,548. Its county seat is Macon. Noxubee, derived from the Choctaw word nakshobi, is a Native American word meaning to stink.
According to the U.S....
Area:
- 1,812.99168 km² (700 mi² )
Newton County
Newton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 21,838. Its county seat is Decatur.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 580 square miles (1,501 km²), of which, 578...
Area:
- 1,502.1931 km² (580 mi² )
Neshoba County
Neshoba County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the population was 28,684. Its county seat is Philadelphia.
Neshoba, derived from the Choctaw word nashoba, means Wolf.
Neshoba County is known as the site...
Area:
- 1,481.4732 km² (572 mi² )
Monroe County
Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 38,014. Its county seat is Aberdeen.
The county is named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total...
Area:
- 1,999.47082 km² (772 mi² )
Marshall County
Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 34,993. Its county seat is Holly Springs. Marshall County is named for Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall.
Marshall County is part of...
Area:
- 1,838.89156 km² (710 mi² )
Marion County
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 25,595. Its county seat is Columbia. Marion County is named for American Revolutionary War guerilla leader Francis Marion.
According to the U.S....
Area:
- 1,421.90347 km² (549 mi² )
Madison County
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 74,674. The county seat is Canton. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Madison County is named for U.S. President...
Area:
- 1,921.77118 km² (742 mi² )
Lowndes County
Lowndes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 61,586. Its county seat is Columbus. Lowndes County is named for U.S. Congressman William Jones Lowndes.
The Columbus Micropolitan Statistical Area...
Area:
- 1,336.43386 km² (516 mi² )
Lincoln County
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 33,166. It is named in honor of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Its county seat is Brookhaven.
The Brookhaven Micropolitan...
Area:
- 1,522.91301 km² (588 mi² )
Leflore County
Leflore County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 37,947. The county seat is Greenwood. It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area....
Area:
- 1,569.53279 km² (606 mi² )
Lee County
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 75,755 (though a 2007 population estimate placed the population at 80,349). The county seat is Tupelo. It is the largest county in the Tupelo...
Area:
- 1,173.26461 km² (453 mi² )
Leake County
Leake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 20,940. Its county seat is Carthage. The center of population of Mississippi is located in Leake County, in the town of Lena . Leake County is named...
Area:
- 1,515.14304 km² (585 mi² )
Lawrence County
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 13,258. Its county seat is Monticello. Lawrence County is named for the naval hero James Lawrence.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county...
Area:
- 1,129.23482 km² (436 mi² )
Lauderdale County
Lauderdale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 78,161. The county seat is Meridian. It is the largest county in the Meridian Micropolitan Statistical Area. Lauderdale County is named for...
Area:
- 1,851.8415 km² (715 mi² )
Lamar County
Lamar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 39,070. Its county seat is Purvis.
Named for the post-Civil War Mississippi...
Area:
- 1,294.99406 km² (500 mi² )
Lafayette County
Lafayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 38,744. Its county seat is Oxford. The local pronunciation of the name is "la-FAY-et" or "la-fee-ET," varying by the speaker. Lafayette County is...
Area:
- 1,758.60193 km² (679 mi² )
Kemper County
Kemper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 10,453. Its county seat is De Kalb. It is named in honor of Reuben Kemper.
The county is part of the Meridian, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical...
Area:
- 1,986.52088 km² (767 mi² )
Jones County
Jones County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 64,958. Its county seats are Laurel and Ellisville.
Jones County is part of the Laurel Micropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census...
Area:
- 1,812.99168 km² (700 mi² )
Jefferson Davis County
Jefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 13,962. It is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county was...
Area:
- 1,059.30514 km² (409 mi² )
Jefferson County
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 9,740. Its county seat is Fayette. Jefferson County has the highest percentage of African Americans of any county in the United States, as well as...
Area:
- 1,364.92373 km² (527 mi² )
Jasper County
Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 18,149. Its county seats are Bay Springs and Paulding.
Jasper County is part of the Laurel, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
According to...
Area:
- 1,753.42195 km² (677 mi² )
Jackson County
Jackson County is a county located at the south tip of the U.S. state of Mississippi, along the state line with Alabama. As of 2000, the population was 131,420. Its county seat is Pascagoula. Jackson County is named for U.S. President Andrew Jackson...
Area:
- 2,701.3576 km² (1043 mi² )
Itawamba County
Itawamba County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 22,770. Its county seat is Fulton. It was named for the Chickasaw leader Levi Colbert, who was also known as Itawamba.
The county is part of the...
Area:
- 1,398.59358 km² (540 mi² )
Issaquena County
Issaquena County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 2,274. In population, it is the smallest county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Mayersville. Issaquena is a...
Area:
- 1,142.18476 km² (441 mi² )
Humphreys County
Humphreys County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta region. In 2000, the population was 11,206. Its county seat is Belzoni. It is named for Benjamin G. Humphreys.
It was named Farm-Raised Catfish Capital...
Area:
- 1,116.28488 km² (431 mi² )
