Hinds County, Mississippi
Hinds County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. With its county seats (Raymond and the state's capital, Jackson), Hinds is the most populous county in Mississippi with a 2020 census population of 227,742 residents. Hinds County is a central part of the Jackson metropolitan statistical area. It is a professional, educational, business and industrial hub in the state. It is bordered on the northwest by the Big Black River and on the east by the Pearl River. It is one county width away from the Yazoo River and the southern border of the Mississippi Delta.
Hinds County | |
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County | |
Hinds County Courthouse and Confederate Monument in Raymond | |
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Location in Mississippi | |
Mississippi's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 32.26°N 90.44°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| Founded | 1821 |
| Named for | Thomas Hinds |
| County seat | Jackson and Raymond |
| Largest city | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,270 km2 (877 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,300 km2 (870 sq mi) |
| • Water | 20 km2 (7.6 sq mi) |
| • percentage | 2 km2 (0.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 227,742 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 217,730 |
| • Rank | MS: 1st US: 321st |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 601, 769 |
| Congressional districts | 2nd, 3rd |
| Website | Official website |
In the 19th century, the rural areas of the county were devoted to cotton plantations worked by enslaved African Americans and depended on agriculture well into the 20th century; from 1877 to 1950, this county had 22 lynchings, the highest number in the state. Mississippi has the highest total number of lynchings of any state.
In September 2022, it was reported that Hinds County, Mississippi, had the highest STD rate in the United States, with 2,253 cases per 100,000 residents.