Mississippi is a Southern state of 82 counties, with Jackson as its capital. These five free printable maps cover its outline, its largest cities, its counties and the four states it borders, with an answer key for the neighbors quiz.
To download a single map, click its image and it opens as a one-page PDF. To get all five maps together, plus the quiz answer key, press the Download all 5 Mississippi maps button below the last map.
Blank Map of Mississippi
The state outline on its own, for labeling, coloring or tracing.
Labeled Map of Mississippi
Jackson, the capital, is marked with a star. Southaven, Gulfport, Hattiesburg and Meridian are marked with dots, and the neighboring states are named around the edge.
Mississippi County Map
All 82 counties drawn and named.
Neighbors of Mississippi Quiz
Four numbered circles, one on each bordering state. Students write the names on the lines. The answer key is the last page of the PDF.
Where Is Mississippi?
Mississippi shaded on a map of the United States.
Mississippi Facts
| Capital | Jackson |
| Largest city | Jackson |
| Population | 2,961,279 (2020 Census) |
| Area | 48,434 sq mi (125,443 km²) |
| Counties | 82 |
| Statehood | December 10, 1817 (20th state) |
| Nickname | The Magnolia State |
| Motto | Virtute et armis |
| Highest point | Woodall Mountain, 807 ft (246 m) |
| Borders | Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee; Gulf of America |
Sources: US Census Bureau (2020 Census, cartographic boundary files), Wikidata.
Largest Cities in Mississippi
| City | Population (2020) |
|---|---|
| Jackson | 153,701 |
| Gulfport | 72,926 |
| Southaven | 54,648 |
| Biloxi | 49,449 |
| Hattiesburg | 48,730 |
| Olive Branch | 39,711 |
Mississippi’s 82 Counties and County Seats
The largest county by area is Yazoo County. The most populous is Hinds County. Every county below is drawn on the county map.
| County | County seat | Population (2020) |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | Natchez | 29,538 |
| Alcorn | Corinth | 34,740 |
| Amite | Liberty | 12,720 |
| Attala | Kosciusko | 17,889 |
| Benton | Ashland | 7,646 |
| Bolivar | Rosedale and Cleveland | 30,985 |
| Calhoun | Pittsboro | 13,266 |
| Carroll | Vaiden and Carrollton | 9,998 |
| Chickasaw | Okolona and Houston | 17,106 |
| Choctaw | Ackerman | 8,246 |
| Claiborne | Port Gibson | 9,135 |
| Clarke | Quitman | 15,615 |
| Clay | West Point | 18,636 |
| Coahoma | Clarksdale | 21,390 |
| Copiah | Hazlehurst | 28,368 |
| Covington | Collins | 18,340 |
| DeSoto | Hernando | 185,314 |
| Forrest | Hattiesburg | 78,158 |
| Franklin | Meadville | 7,675 |
| George | Lucedale | 24,350 |
| Greene | Leakesville | 13,530 |
| Grenada | Grenada | 21,629 |
| Hancock | Bay St. Louis | 46,053 |
| Harrison | Biloxi and Gulfport | 208,621 |
| Hinds | Raymond and Jackson | 227,742 |
| Holmes | Lexington | 17,000 |
| Humphreys | Belzoni | 7,785 |
| Issaquena | Mayersville | 1,338 |
| Itawamba | Fulton | 23,863 |
| Jackson | Pascagoula | 143,252 |
| Jasper | Paulding and Bay Springs | 16,367 |
| Jefferson | Fayette | 7,260 |
| Jefferson Davis | Prentiss | 11,321 |
| Jones | Laurel and Ellisville | 67,246 |
| Kemper | De Kalb | 8,988 |
| Lafayette | Oxford | 55,813 |
| Lamar | Purvis | 64,222 |
| Lauderdale | Meridian | 72,984 |
| Lawrence | Monticello | 12,016 |
| Leake | Carthage | 21,275 |
| Lee | Tupelo | 83,343 |
| Leflore | Greenwood | 28,339 |
| Lincoln | Brookhaven | 34,907 |
| Lowndes | Columbus | 58,879 |
| Madison | Canton | 109,145 |
| Marion | Columbia | 24,441 |
| Marshall | Holly Springs | 33,752 |
| Monroe | Aberdeen | 34,180 |
| Montgomery | Winona | 9,822 |
| Neshoba | Philadelphia | 29,087 |
| Newton | Decatur | 21,291 |
| Noxubee | Macon | 10,285 |
| Oktibbeha | Starkville | 51,788 |
| Panola | Sardis and Batesville | 33,208 |
| Pearl River | Poplarville | 56,145 |
| Perry | New Augusta | 11,511 |
| Pike | Magnolia | 40,324 |
| Pontotoc | Pontotoc | 31,184 |
| Prentiss | Booneville | 25,008 |
| Quitman | Marks | 6,176 |
| Rankin | Brandon | 157,031 |
| Scott | Forest | 27,990 |
| Sharkey | Rolling Fork | 3,800 |
| Simpson | Mendenhall | 25,949 |
| Smith | Raleigh | 14,209 |
| Stone | Wiggins | 18,333 |
| Sunflower | Indianola | 25,971 |
| Tallahatchie | Sumner and Charleston | 12,715 |
| Tate | Senatobia | 28,064 |
| Tippah | Ripley | 21,815 |
| Tishomingo | Iuka | 18,850 |
| Tunica | Tunica | 9,782 |
| Union | New Albany | 27,777 |
| Walthall | Tylertown | 13,884 |
| Warren | Vicksburg | 44,722 |
| Washington | Greenville | 44,922 |
| Wayne | Waynesboro | 19,779 |
| Webster | Walthall | 9,926 |
| Wilkinson | Woodville | 8,587 |
| Winston | Louisville | 17,714 |
| Yalobusha | Coffeeville and Water Valley | 12,481 |
| Yazoo | Yazoo City | 26,743 |
States That Border Mississippi
Mississippi shares land borders with four states: Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, Louisiana to the southwest and Arkansas to the northwest. The Mississippi River forms part of the border with Louisiana and Arkansas. It has a coastline on the Gulf of America.
For the whole country, see the blank United States map with states, or browse all printable maps.
Connect the dots: draw the outline of Mississippi with the free Mississippi dot-to-dot, in color and black and white.
About These Maps
These maps are made by Tim van de Vall for Tim’s Printables. The outlines come from US Census Bureau boundary files, simplified so the lines print cleanly, and the facts and figures come from the 2020 Census and Wikidata. Every sheet is sized for US Letter paper and is free to print for home and classroom use.
