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Rankin County, Mississippi

A county in Mississippi, ranked 4 of 82 by population.

CountyFIPS 28121

Within Mississippi
Rankin County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Brandon, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
162,181
+5,026 (+3.2%) since 2020
Land area
775.5
square miles. A further 3.8% of the total area is water
Population density
209
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Brandon
Seat of county government.
Established
1828
197 years ago
Largest city
Pearl city
Population 28,864.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Rankin County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Rankin County, Mississippi from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 666 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Rankin County ranks

Position among the 82 counties of Mississippi, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn MississippiNationally
Population162,1814th of 82433rd of 3,144
Land area775.5 sq mi7th of 821,121st of 3,144
Population density209 per sq mi4th of 82547th of 3,144
Median household income$79,3573rd of 82612th of 3,143

Full data for Rankin County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population162,181Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 2020157,155Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?157,022Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area775.5 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area30.6 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area806.1 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?209 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$79,357American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$237,400American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age39.6American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households60,133American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units64,415American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
+342
1,795 births, 1,453 deaths
Net migration
+934
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 6 areas bordering Rankin County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Hinds CountyMississippi54 mi211,888
Madison CountyMississippi37 mi116,298
Simpson CountyMississippi29 mi25,498
Scott CountyMississippi25 mi28,073
Smith CountyMississippi12 mi13,991
Copiah CountyMississippia single point27,497

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 82 counties of Mississippi

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.