Adams County
Also known as Adams County, Mississippi, Adams County, MS
county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Named after
- John Adams
- Seat
- Natchez
- Largest city
- Natchez
- Total
- 488 sq mi (1,260 km )
- Land
- 462 sq mi (1,200 km )
- Water
- 25 sq mi (65 km ) 5.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 30,061
- Density
- 63.9/sq mi (24.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
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Stone wall provides protection to Natchez, Mississippi from the Mississippi River. A portion of the historic Natchez City Cemetery in Adams County
Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 29,538. The county seat is Natchez. The county is the first to have been organized in the former Mississippi Territory. It is named for the second President of the United States, John Adams, who held that office when the county was organized in 1799. Adams County is part of the Natchez micropolitan area, which consists of Adams County, Mississippi, and Concordia Parish, Louisiana.