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.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Mississippi Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2023
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| Rank | County | Birth Rate |
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| 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 |