List of counties in Mississippi
Encyclopedia
There are 82 counties
in the U.S. state
of Mississippi
. Mississippi is tied with Arkansas
for the most counties with two county seat
s, at ten.
Mississippi's postal abbreviation is MS and its FIPS state code
is 28.
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This list does not include counties now in Alabama.
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is a geographic subdivision of a state , usually assigned some governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. Parishes and boroughs are called "county-equivalents" by the U.S...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. Mississippi is tied with Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
for the most counties with two county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
s, at ten.
Mississippi's postal abbreviation is MS and its FIPS state code
FIPS state code
FIPS state codes were numeric and two-letter alphabetic codes defined in U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 5-2 to identify U.S. states and certain other associated areas...
is 28.
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Former counties
- Bainbridge (1823-1824): formed from Covington County and dissolved into Covington.
- Pearl (1872-1878): formed from Hancock and dissolved into both Hancock and Marion.
This list does not include counties now in Alabama.