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Counties with the highest premature death rates in Mississippi

Among 82 Mississippi counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Coahoma County, MS (22,826.1, 2.32 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Holmes County, MS (22,286.3, 2.27 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Sharkey County, MS (21,606.1, 2.2 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9). Values are years of life lost before 75 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

Premature death, years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.

Counties with the highest premature death rates in Mississippi
RankCountyStateValueU.S. county medianTimes reference
1Coahoma CountyMS22,826.19,824.92.32x
2Holmes CountyMS22,286.39,824.92.27x
3Sharkey CountyMS21,606.19,824.92.2x
4Humphreys CountyMS21,431.39,824.92.18x
5Leflore CountyMS21,369.29,824.92.18x
6Tunica CountyMS21,013.39,824.92.14x
7Neshoba CountyMS20,814.99,824.92.12x
8Washington CountyMS20,281.79,824.92.06x
9Bolivar CountyMS19,769.19,824.92.01x
10Sunflower CountyMS18,895.49,824.91.92x
11Quitman CountyMS18,894.29,824.91.92x
12Claiborne CountyMS18,808.79,824.91.91x
13Wilkinson CountyMS18,458.89,824.91.88x
14Jefferson Davis CountyMS17,891.69,824.91.82x
15Montgomery CountyMS17,471.79,824.91.78x
16Marion CountyMS17,139.69,824.91.74x
17Marshall CountyMS16,966.89,824.91.73x
18Walthall CountyMS16,709.99,824.91.7x
19Jasper CountyMS16,604.69,824.91.69x
20Yalobusha CountyMS16,349.19,824.91.66x
21Grenada CountyMS16,291.39,824.91.66x
22Jefferson CountyMS16,286.79,824.91.66x
23Hinds CountyMS16,086.39,824.91.64x
24Webster CountyMS16,006.29,824.91.63x
25Copiah CountyMS15,985.19,824.91.63x
26Covington CountyMS15,926.79,824.91.62x
27Newton CountyMS15,916.79,824.91.62x
28Amite CountyMS15,673.59,824.91.6x
29Pike CountyMS15,463.49,824.91.57x
30Perry CountyMS15,413.59,824.91.57x
31Wayne CountyMS15,3089,824.91.56x
32Simpson CountyMS15,238.49,824.91.55x
33Calhoun CountyMS15,132.49,824.91.54x
34Benton CountyMS15,037.19,824.91.53x
35Carroll CountyMS15,019.89,824.91.53x
36Scott CountyMS14,974.39,824.91.52x
37Pearl River CountyMS14,930.19,824.91.52x
38Warren CountyMS14,8939,824.91.52x
39Yazoo CountyMS14,590.19,824.91.49x
40Tishomingo CountyMS14,574.29,824.91.48x
41Adams CountyMS14,567.89,824.91.48x
42Panola CountyMS14,531.59,824.91.48x
43Lauderdale CountyMS14,388.59,824.91.46x
44Chickasaw CountyMS14,343.49,824.91.46x
45Lawrence CountyMS14,241.69,824.91.45x
46Tate CountyMS14,232.99,824.91.45x
47Leake CountyMS14,2049,824.91.45x
48Clarke CountyMS14,176.29,824.91.44x
49Noxubee CountyMS13,965.19,824.91.42x
50Jones CountyMS13,749.19,824.91.4x
51George CountyMS13,727.79,824.91.4x
52Winston CountyMS13,716.99,824.91.4x
53Tallahatchie CountyMS13,696.59,824.91.39x
54Forrest CountyMS13,611.19,824.91.39x
55Stone CountyMS13,552.69,824.91.38x
56Smith CountyMS13,4959,824.91.37x
57Attala CountyMS13,490.49,824.91.37x
58Lowndes CountyMS13,169.59,824.91.34x
59Franklin CountyMS13,143.99,824.91.34x
60Monroe CountyMS13,062.29,824.91.33x
61Prentiss CountyMS13,054.79,824.91.33x
62Lincoln CountyMS13,025.49,824.91.33x
63Tippah CountyMS13,0049,824.91.32x
64Alcorn CountyMS12,635.29,824.91.29x
65Clay CountyMS12,573.79,824.91.28x
66Lee CountyMS12,356.59,824.91.26x
67Harrison CountyMS11,924.79,824.91.21x
68Choctaw CountyMS11,826.89,824.91.2x
69Jackson CountyMS11,606.79,824.91.18x
70Hancock CountyMS11,582.89,824.91.18x
71Pontotoc CountyMS11,380.99,824.91.16x
72Union CountyMS11,3539,824.91.16x
73DeSoto CountyMS10,785.49,824.91.1x
74Itawamba CountyMS10,759.19,824.91.1x
75Kemper CountyMS10,438.29,824.91.06x
76Oktibbeha CountyMS9,966.79,824.91.01x
77Greene CountyMS9,853.69,824.91x
78Lamar CountyMS8,656.69,824.90.88x
79Rankin CountyMS8,368.69,824.90.85x
80Lafayette CountyMS8,272.79,824.90.84x
81Madison CountyMS8,220.19,824.90.84x
82Issaquena CountyMS7,591.69,824.90.77x

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