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Mississippi: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity

By Kevin Schwaner, Founder; Chief Marketing OfficerUpdated

Mississippi recorded 33,859 births in 2024 across 82 counties, served by 38 hospitals confirmed to provide inpatient labour and delivery, with 30 more whose status CMS does not report. There are 1,256 Offices of Lawyers establishments statewide, across all practice areas.

Births, 2024
33,859-3.3% since 2021
Delivering hospitals
3830 more not reported
Offices of Lawyers
1,256CBP 2023, NAICS 541110, all practice areas
Births per lawyer office
27.0national median for 500+ birth counties: 34.3

Births by county

Births by county in Mississippi, 2024A choropleth of Mississippi counties shaded by births recorded in 2024.
Births, 2024 ≤ 52 > 1,691

Figure 1. Hover any county for births, lawyer offices and delivering hospitals. Projected at build time; no mapping library on this page.

Mississippi births, 2021 to 2024. Four-year births series for Mississippi alongside the national total. Mississippi 33,859 -3.3% 2021→2024 United States 3,605,563 +0.6% 2021→2024 Delivering hospitals 38 +0.0% 2024 only Lawyer offices 1,256 +0.0% CBP 2023
Figure 2 — Mississippi against the national series. Only the first two series are time series; the third and fourth are single-vintage values shown flat, and are labelled as such rather than being interpolated into a trend. National births detail. Sources: Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 county population estimates (components of change), released June 2025; Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, NAICS 541110 Offices of Lawyers, released May 2025; CMS Care Compare, Maternal Health · Hospital, reporting period 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2024.

Every county

All 82 counties in Mississippi. Sorted by births. Copy it into a spreadsheet — it is a real table.
CountyPopulation 2024Births 2024Lawyer officesBirths per officeDelivering hospitalsStatus unknown
Hinds County211,9752,60120312.841
Harrison County213,7302,45410822.731
Rankin County160,5731,7716925.720
DeSoto County195,8711,6594536.920
Jackson County147,0021,5375229.610
Madison County114,2471,31611111.900
Lee County83,0121,0016216.110
Forrest County78,4359914820.610
Jones County65,8378682043.410
Lauderdale County70,5888682633.420
Lamar County66,7347342430.610
Pearl River County59,0307001163.611
Lowndes County57,2106882231.310
Washington County41,1815452720.210
Lafayette County59,843529608.810
Oktibbeha County51,9654982024.910
Warren County42,1054892024.510
Pike County38,9804722518.910
Scott County27,666463677.202
Neshoba County28,9734601335.402
Hancock County46,4924461044.600
Pontotoc County32,0144414110.300
Panola County32,764411668.501
Lincoln County34,9564101234.210
Monroe County33,483394943.811
Alcorn County34,2283811525.410
Bolivar County28,3953491918.410
George County25,8803493116.310
Leflore County26,1573331130.310
Copiah County27,5363211324.701
Union County28,363321840.110
Prentiss County25,4893191129.000
Marshall County34,374316479.001
Simpson County25,5973131031.300
Newton County21,063308477.000
Leake County21,462298474.500
Yazoo County23,024291397.000
Itawamba County24,1982840undefined00
Tippah County21,423276469.000
Adams County28,6742651616.610
Coahoma County20,1052651320.410
Sunflower County23,029258386.011
Wayne County19,749253642.210
Tate County28,551247461.800
Grenada County20,9312461024.610
Covington County18,015243548.600
Marion County24,008241640.200
Clay County18,213236829.510
Chickasaw County16,774223374.302
Attala County17,222209729.900
Tishomingo County18,553209729.900
Stone County19,5692060undefined00
Holmes County15,560205451.300
Jasper County15,799192538.400
Winston County17,418178535.600
Clarke County15,155169356.301
Smith County14,051167441.801
Calhoun County12,754161353.700
Greene County13,6751610undefined02
Walthall County13,839161440.301
Perry County11,4061510undefined00
Yalobusha County12,458146348.700
Lawrence County11,672139346.301
Noxubee County9,8251350undefined01
Tunica County9,157129525.800
Montgomery County9,411124341.301
Tallahatchie County10,9211150undefined01
Webster County10,039114428.500
Amite County12,4511130undefined00
Jefferson Davis County11,0591100undefined00
Claiborne County8,122970undefined01
Franklin County7,516950undefined00
Humphreys County7,121950undefined00
Choctaw County8,091930undefined01
Benton County7,566810undefined00
Kemper County8,562780undefined01
Quitman County5,542750undefined01
Jefferson County6,900720undefined01
Carroll County9,378700undefined00
Wilkinson County7,820700undefined01
Sharkey County3,234480undefined01
Issaquena County1,29590undefined00

31 counties record births with no confirmed delivering hospital, covering 7,496 births. As on the national page, this describes where facilities sit relative to where births are recorded by residence — not access to care.

Hospitals with obstetric services

68 Mississippi hospitals reporting an obstetric service status. Facilities confirming they do not provide labour and delivery are excluded from this table and counted on the national page.
HospitalCityCountyOwnershipLabour & deliveryBirthing Friendly
81st Medical Group (Keesler Afb)BiloxiHarrisonDepartment of DefenseNot reported—
Alliance Healthcare System, IncHolly SpringsMarshallProprietaryNot reported—
Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridianLauderdaleVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthavenDe SotoProprietaryYesDesignated
Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxfordLafayetteVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CountyNew AlbanyUnionVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha CountyStarkvilleOktibbehaGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Bmh-Golden TriangleColumbusLowndesVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Bolivar Medical CenterClevelandBolivarProprietaryYesDesignated
Choctaw Regional Medical CenterAckermanChoctawGovernment - LocalNot reported—
Claiborne County HospitalPort GibsonClaiborneGovernment - LocalNot reported—
Clay County Medical CorporationWest PointClayVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Copiah County Medical CenterHazlehurstCopiahGovernment - LocalNot reported—
Delta Health System - The Medical CenterGreenvilleWashingtonGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Field Health SystemCentrevilleWilkinsonGovernment - LocalNot reported—
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburgForrestGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
George Regional Health SystemLucedaleGeorgeGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Greene County HospitalLeakesvilleGreeneGovernment - LocalNot reported—
Greenwood Leflore HospitalGreenwoodLefloreGovernment - LocalYesNo
Highland Community HospitalPicayunePearl RiverGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Jefferson County HospitalFayetteJeffersonProprietaryNot reported—
King'S Daughters Medical Center-BrookhavenBrookhavenLincolnVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Lawrence County Hospital CahMonticelloLawrenceGovernment - LocalNot reported—
Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinthAlcornVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Memorial Hospital At GulfportGulfportHarrisonGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Memorial Hospital BiloxiBiloxiHarrisonProprietaryYesDesignated
Merit Health CentralJacksonHindsProprietaryYesDesignated
Merit Health NatchezNatchezAdamsProprietaryYesDesignated
Merit Health River OaksFlowoodRankinProprietaryYesDesignated
Merit Health River RegionVicksburgWarrenProprietaryYesDesignated
Merit Health WesleyHattiesburgLamarVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Merit Health Women'S HospitalFlowoodRankinProprietaryYesDesignated
Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch HospitalOlive BranchDe SotoVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJacksonHindsVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Mississippi Methodist Rehab CtrJacksonHindsVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Monroe Regional HospitalAberdeenMonroeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Neshoba County General HospitalPhiladelphiaNeshobaGovernment - LocalNot reported—
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupeloLeeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore AmoryAmoryMonroeProprietaryYesDesignated
North Sunflower Medical Center CahRulevilleSunflowerGovernment - LocalNot reported—
Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical CenterClarksdaleCoahomaProprietaryYesDesignated
Noxubee General Critical Access HospMaconNoxubeeGovernment - StateNot reported—
Ochsner Laird HospitalUnionNeshobaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Ochsner Rush HospitalMeridianLauderdaleVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Ochsner Scott RegionalMortonScottVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Ochsner Stennis Memorial HospitalDe KalbKemperVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Ochsner Watkins HospitalQuitmanClarkeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Panola Medical CenterBatesvillePanolaProprietaryNot reported—
Pearl River County HospitalPoplarvillePearl RiverGovernment - LocalNot reported—
Perry County General HospitalRichtonGreeneGovernment - LocalNot reported—
Progressive Health Group Of HoustonHoustonChickasawProprietaryNot reported—
Progressive Health Group Of HoustonHoustonChickasawProprietaryNot reported—
Quitman Community HospitalMarksQuitmanGovernment - LocalNot reported—
S E Lackey Memorial HospitalForestScottVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Sharkey Issaquena Community HospitalRolling ForkSharkeyGovernment - LocalNot reported—
Singing River GulfportGulfportHarrisonProprietaryYesDesignated
Singing River Health SystemPascagoulaJacksonGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Smith County Emergency HospitalRaleighSmithGovernment - LocalNot reported—
South Central Reg Med CtrLaurelJonesGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
South Sunflower County HospitalIndianolaSunflowerGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Southwest Ms Regional Medical CenterMccombPikeGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJacksonHindsVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
Tallahatchie General Hospital-CahCharlestonTallahatchieGovernment - LocalNot reported—
Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital CahWinonaMontgomeryGovernment - LocalNot reported—
University Of Mississippi Med CenterJacksonHindsGovernment - StateYesDesignated
University Of Mississippi Medical Center- GrenadaGrenadaGrenadaGovernment - StateYesDesignated
Walthall County General Hospital CahTylertownWalthallGovernment - LocalNot reported—
Wayne General HospitalWaynesboroWayneGovernment - LocalYesDesignated

Birthing Friendly is a CMS designation reflecting a hospital's attestation to participating in a perinatal quality improvement collaborative and implementing recommended safety practices. It records reported structure and participation. It is not an outcome measure, and CMS published no obstetric outcome scores at all for 2024 — see the blackout.

A limit we will not cross. Nothing on this page links a clinical outcome rate to a legal claim. Adverse-event rates measure medicine. Litigation measures a legal process. They are different quantities, they are collected by different agencies for different reasons, and correlating them would be the fastest way to publish something false. Where we present clinical data and legal data together, it is to describe a market — never to imply that one causes, predicts, or justifies the other.

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau — County Population Totals and Components of Change, Vintage 2024 — births by county, 2021–2024
  2. U.S. Census Bureau — County Business Patterns, 2023 — NAICS 541110, Offices of Lawyers; establishment counts by county
  3. CMS Care Compare — Maternal Health · Hospital — PC-02, PC-07a, PC-07b, SM-7; 2024 reporting period
  4. CMS Care Compare — Hospital General Information — ownership, facility type, Birthing Friendly designation
  5. U.S. Census Bureau — Cartographic Boundary Files, 2023 (1:20,000,000) — county and state polygons; projected to Albers equal-area at build time

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Birth Injury Marketing. “Mississippi: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity.” 24 August 2026. https://birthinjurymarketing.com/intelligence/mississippi/

Journalists and researchers: the underlying data is already published as CSV at /data/, free and without conditions — no form. Need a different cut, by state, county, hospital or year? Ask, and we will also tell you what the data cannot support.

Related

Working in Mississippi? Mississippi is one of the states where this data supports a distinct argument about acquisition, so it has a commercial page: birth injury marketing in Mississippi — including three reasons not to spend money there.

All 51 states → · National legal capacity → · Why there is no outcome data → · Model this market → · Methodology →

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