List of counties in Mississippi
The U.S. state of Mississippi is divided into 82 counties.
The official abbreviation of the state Mississippi is MS, the FIPS code is 28
The FIPS code of each county so always begins with 28, to each county in each case a three-digit number is appended.
The population figures are based on the results of the official census in 2010.
There is also the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, where William Faulkner settled many of his Southern novels.