Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Birth Rate per 1K for Mississippi was 11.92. Among all Mississippi counties, Scott County had the highest birth rate (16.99), followed by Neshoba County (16.03), and Newton County (14.84).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.

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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2023
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2023
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Scott County 16.99
2 Neshoba County 16.03
3 Newton County 14.84
4 Sharkey County 14.58
5 Tunica County 14.54
6 George County 14.53
6 Noxubee County 14.53
7 Quitman County 14.19
8 Leake County 14.17
9 Pontotoc County 14.05
10 Coahoma County 14.02
11 Clay County 13.61
12 Chickasaw County 13.59
13 Covington County 13.56
14 Perry County 13.55
15 Montgomery County 13.4
16 Tippah County 13.39
17 Humphreys County 13.33
18 Jones County 13.27
19 Panola County 13.22
19 Washington County 13.22
20 Holmes County 13.07
21 Wayne County 13.06
22 Leflore County 12.82
23 Forrest County 12.79
24 Prentiss County 12.66
25 Calhoun County 12.62
26 Franklin County 12.59
27 Pearl River County 12.46
28 Lowndes County 12.43
29 Lauderdale County 12.35
30 Hinds County 12.33
30 Simpson County 12.33
31 Lee County 12.22
32 Pike County 12.2
33 Jasper County 12.19
34 Bolivar County 12.18
35 Attala County 12.16
36 Yazoo County 12.13
37 Grenada County 12.07
38 Smith County 12.06
39 Itawamba County 12.04
40 Yalobusha County 12.03
41 Greene County 11.98
42 Madison County 11.91
42 Monroe County 11.91
43 Choctaw County 11.88
44 Lawrence County 11.84
44 Lincoln County 11.84
45 Harrison County 11.77
46 Warren County 11.76
47 Tishomingo County 11.74
48 Benton County 11.68
49 Walthall County 11.65
50 Webster County 11.63
51 Union County 11.6
52 Copiah County 11.59
53 Alcorn County 11.56
54 Claiborne County 11.51
55 Lamar County 11.3
56 Rankin County 11.29
57 Sunflower County 11.11
58 Clarke County 11.1
59 DeSoto County 10.94
60 Marshall County 10.84
60 Stone County 10.84
61 Jackson County 10.76
62 Winston County 10.46
63 Tate County 10.36
64 Jefferson Davis County 10.33
65 Jefferson County 10.24
66 Marion County 10.19
67 Tallahatchie County 10.05
68 Hancock County 9.87
68 Oktibbeha County 9.87
69 Adams County 9.68
70 Amite County 9.18
71 Lafayette County 9.14
72 Kemper County 9.01
73 Wilkinson County 8.91
74 Carroll County 7.68
75 Issaquena County 7.02