Counties of Mississippi | |
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Location | State of Mississippi |
Number | 82 |
Populations | Greatest: 214,870 (Hinds) Least: 1,256 (Issaquena) Average: 35,850 (2023) |
Areas | Largest: 920 square miles (2,400 km2) (Yazoo, by land) Smallest: 400 square miles (1,000 km2) (Alcorn) Average: 591 square miles (1,530 km2) |
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There are 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Mississippi is tied with Arkansas for the most counties with two county seats, at 10.
Mississippi's postal abbreviation is MS and its FIPS state code is 28.