Jones County, Mississippi

Jones County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF JONES GUS Population: 65,837 (2024) ID: 168575	County	Official County Government	Contact: COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR PO BOX 1468, LAUREL MS 39441-1468
CITY OF LAUREL GUS Population: 17,508 (2024) ID: 168653	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: PUBLIC RELATIONS PO BOX 647, LAUREL MS 39441-0647
CITY OF ELLISVILLE GUS Population: 4,434 (2024) ID: 168652	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK 110 N COURT ST, ELLISVILLE MS 39437-2606
TOWN OF SANDERSVILLE GUS Population: 615 (2024) ID: 186176	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 692, SANDERSVILLE MS 39477-0692
TOWN OF SOSO GUS Population: 395 (2024) ID: 129300	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 99, SOSO MS 39480-0099