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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Mississippi
Among 66 Mississippi counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Holmes County, MS (191.7, 3.21 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Humphreys County, MS (174.3, 2.91 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Washington County, MS (143.3, 2.4 times the U.S. county median of 59.8). Values are deaths under 18 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Mississippi counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holmes County | MS | 191.7 | 59.8 | 3.21x |
| 2 | Humphreys County | MS | 174.3 | 59.8 | 2.91x |
| 3 | Washington County | MS | 143.3 | 59.8 | 2.4x |
| 4 | Sunflower County | MS | 134.7 | 59.8 | 2.25x |
| 5 | Tunica County | MS | 128.1 | 59.8 | 2.14x |
| 6 | Leflore County | MS | 117.8 | 59.8 | 1.97x |
| 7 | Wayne County | MS | 117.5 | 59.8 | 1.96x |
| 8 | Montgomery County | MS | 116.3 | 59.8 | 1.94x |
| 9 | Scott County | MS | 115.9 | 59.8 | 1.94x |
| 10 | Clarke County | MS | 115.3 | 59.8 | 1.93x |
| 11 | Chickasaw County | MS | 114 | 59.8 | 1.91x |
| 12 | Neshoba County | MS | 113.6 | 59.8 | 1.9x |
| 13 | Bolivar County | MS | 112.2 | 59.8 | 1.88x |
| 14 | Hinds County | MS | 112.1 | 59.8 | 1.87x |
| 15 | Jasper County | MS | 112 | 59.8 | 1.87x |
| 16 | Yalobusha County | MS | 111.6 | 59.8 | 1.87x |
| 17 | Marion County | MS | 110.3 | 59.8 | 1.84x |
| 18 | Copiah County | MS | 109.8 | 59.8 | 1.84x |
| 19 | Newton County | MS | 109.2 | 59.8 | 1.83x |
| 20 | Webster County | MS | 108.5 | 59.8 | 1.81x |
| 21 | Jones County | MS | 106.8 | 59.8 | 1.79x |
| 22 | Perry County | MS | 106.6 | 59.8 | 1.78x |
| 23 | Warren County | MS | 105.5 | 59.8 | 1.76x |
| 24 | Tate County | MS | 103.2 | 59.8 | 1.73x |
| 25 | Panola County | MS | 103 | 59.8 | 1.72x |
| 26 | Marshall County | MS | 102.2 | 59.8 | 1.71x |
| 27 | Yazoo County | MS | 101.9 | 59.8 | 1.7x |
| 28 | Clay County | MS | 101.6 | 59.8 | 1.7x |
| 29 | Alcorn County | MS | 100 | 59.8 | 1.67x |
| 30 | Adams County | MS | 96.2 | 59.8 | 1.61x |
| 31 | Pearl River County | MS | 94.5 | 59.8 | 1.58x |
| 32 | Simpson County | MS | 93.6 | 59.8 | 1.57x |
| 33 | Lauderdale County | MS | 93.1 | 59.8 | 1.56x |
| 34 | Winston County | MS | 92.3 | 59.8 | 1.54x |
| 35 | Covington County | MS | 91.4 | 59.8 | 1.53x |
| 36 | Noxubee County | MS | 91 | 59.8 | 1.52x |
| 37 | Coahoma County | MS | 90 | 59.8 | 1.51x |
| 38 | Lee County | MS | 89.5 | 59.8 | 1.5x |
| 39 | Forrest County | MS | 88.9 | 59.8 | 1.49x |
| 40 | Lowndes County | MS | 88.4 | 59.8 | 1.48x |
| 41 | Pike County | MS | 84.1 | 59.8 | 1.41x |
| 42 | Stone County | MS | 83.9 | 59.8 | 1.4x |
| 43 | Attala County | MS | 82.2 | 59.8 | 1.37x |
| 44 | Grenada County | MS | 82.1 | 59.8 | 1.37x |
| 45 | Lincoln County | MS | 80.7 | 59.8 | 1.35x |
| 46 | Smith County | MS | 80 | 59.8 | 1.34x |
| 47 | DeSoto County | MS | 78.3 | 59.8 | 1.31x |
| 48 | Lawrence County | MS | 77.9 | 59.8 | 1.3x |
| 49 | Union County | MS | 77.5 | 59.8 | 1.3x |
| 50 | Itawamba County | MS | 75.2 | 59.8 | 1.26x |
| 51 | Calhoun County | MS | 73.7 | 59.8 | 1.23x |
| 52 | Walthall County | MS | 72.2 | 59.8 | 1.21x |
| 53 | Monroe County | MS | 71 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 54 | Jackson County | MS | 69.8 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 55 | Oktibbeha County | MS | 68.4 | 59.8 | 1.14x |
| 56 | Prentiss County | MS | 67.3 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 57 | Harrison County | MS | 66.1 | 59.8 | 1.11x |
| 58 | Pontotoc County | MS | 65.8 | 59.8 | 1.1x |
| 59 | Hancock County | MS | 64.8 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 60 | Lafayette County | MS | 64.6 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 61 | Leake County | MS | 63.4 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 62 | Madison County | MS | 59.8 | 59.8 | 1x |
| 63 | Rankin County | MS | 58.4 | 59.8 | 0.98x |
| 64 | Tippah County | MS | 56.6 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 65 | Lamar County | MS | 51.1 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 66 | George County | MS | 45.9 | 59.8 | 0.77x |