Rankin County, Mississippi

Rankin 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 RANKIN GUS Population: 160,573 (2024) ID: 138801	County	Official County Government	Contact: COMPTROLLER 211 E GOVERNMENT ST, STE A, BRANDON MS 39042-3269
CITY OF PEARL GUS Population: 28,458 (2024) ID: 138804	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 5948, PEARL MS 39288-5948
TOWN OF BRANDON GUS Population: 25,870 (2024) ID: 129320	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX 1539, BRANDON MS 39043-1539
CITY OF FLOWOOD GUS Population: 10,853 (2024) ID: 107446	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 320069, FLOWOOD MS 39232-0069
CITY OF RICHLAND GUS Population: 7,607 (2024) ID: 193621	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR PO BOX 180609, RICHLAND MS 39218-0609
CITY OF FLORENCE GUS Population: 4,810 (2024) ID: 168691	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 187, FLORENCE MS 39073-0187
TOWN OF PELAHATCHIE GUS Population: 1,300 (2024) ID: 208587	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX 229, PELAHATCHIE MS 39145-0229
TOWN OF PUCKETT GUS Population: 345 (2024) ID: 129321	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 130, PUCKETT MS 39151-0130