Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2020
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Death Rate per 1K for Mississippi was 11.4. Among all Mississippi counties, Humphreys County had the highest death rate (15.87), followed by Yalobusha County (15.86), and Quitman County (15.77).
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), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2020
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Humphreys County | 15.87 |
| 2 | Yalobusha County | 15.86 |
| 3 | Quitman County | 15.77 |
| 4 | Wilkinson County | 15.55 |
| 5 | Tishomingo County | 15.53 |
| 6 | Washington County | 15.46 |
| 7 | Marion County | 15.24 |
| 8 | Jefferson Davis County | 15.01 |
| 9 | Attala County | 14.98 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 14.93 |
| 11 | Webster County | 14.86 |
| 12 | Holmes County | 14.81 |
| 13 | Choctaw County | 14.52 |
| 14 | Adams County | 14.29 |
| 15 | Coahoma County | 14.2 |
| 16 | Pike County | 14.13 |
| 17 | Bolivar County | 14 |
| 18 | Neshoba County | 13.93 |
| 19 | Newton County | 13.86 |
| 20 | Winston County | 13.84 |
| 21 | Marshall County | 13.77 |
| 22 | Clarke County | 13.76 |
| 23 | Alcorn County | 13.66 |
| 24 | Panola County | 13.42 |
| 25 | Amite County | 13.39 |
| 26 | Walthall County | 13.28 |
| 27 | Noxubee County | 13.26 |
| 28 | Calhoun County | 13.21 |
| 29 | Monroe County | 13.15 |
| 30 | Grenada County | 13.11 |
| 31 | Leflore County | 13.02 |
| 32 | Jasper County | 12.97 |
| 33 | Covington County | 12.95 |
| 34 | Lincoln County | 12.93 |
| 35 | Sunflower County | 12.91 |
| 36 | Itawamba County | 12.83 |
| 37 | Pearl River County | 12.78 |
| 38 | Leake County | 12.73 |
| 39 | Lawrence County | 12.68 |
| 40 | Jones County | 12.61 |
| 41 | Issaquena County | 12.58 |
| 42 | Benton County | 12.51 |
| 42 | Claiborne County | 12.51 |
| 43 | Smith County | 12.46 |
| 44 | Clay County | 12.45 |
| 45 | Chickasaw County | 12.3 |
| 46 | Lee County | 12.27 |
| 47 | Copiah County | 12.24 |
| 48 | Carroll County | 12.21 |
| 48 | Lauderdale County | 12.21 |
| 49 | Simpson County | 12.13 |
| 50 | Tippah County | 11.93 |
| 51 | Warren County | 11.83 |
| 52 | Scott County | 11.8 |
| 52 | Sharkey County | 11.8 |
| 53 | Lowndes County | 11.6 |
| 54 | George County | 11.54 |
| 55 | Kemper County | 11.5 |
| 56 | Perry County | 11.4 |
| 57 | Tallahatchie County | 11.36 |
| 58 | Franklin County | 11.34 |
| 58 | Prentiss County | 11.34 |
| 59 | Hancock County | 11.21 |
| 60 | Tate County | 11.19 |
| 61 | Jefferson County | 11.13 |
| 62 | Jackson County | 11.03 |
| 63 | Madison County | 11.01 |
| 64 | Stone County | 10.86 |
| 65 | Wayne County | 10.67 |
| 66 | Harrison County | 10.57 |
| 67 | Forrest County | 10.54 |
| 68 | Tunica County | 10.53 |
| 69 | Union County | 10.32 |
| 70 | Hinds County | 10.18 |
| 71 | Yazoo County | 10.13 |
| 72 | Greene County | 9.61 |
| 73 | Pontotoc County | 8.96 |
| 74 | Rankin County | 8.6 |
| 75 | DeSoto County | 8.39 |
| 76 | Lafayette County | 7.88 |
| 77 | Oktibbeha County | 7.81 |
| 78 | Lamar County | 7.16 |