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Welcome to Alcorn County ...

Time Zone: Alcorn County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Corinth is the Seat for Alcorn County.

Alcorn County was founded in 1870. Alcorn was created by taking area from and Tishomingo Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Alcorn had a population of 36,953 people. This is a decrease of 0.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 37,107 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alcorn represented 1.25% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Alcorn County:

  • Corinth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinth is located in Alcorn County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <2>
  • Farmington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
  • Glen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Kossuth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rienzi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rienzi is located in Alcorn County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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