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Welcome to Prentiss County ...

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

The community of Booneville is the Seat for Prentiss County.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Prentiss had a population of 25,126 people. This is a decrease of 0.39% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,225 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Prentiss represented 0.85% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Prentiss County:

  • Baldwyn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <2>
  • Booneville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jumpertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Marietta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Marietta is located in Prentiss County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 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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