Carroll County, Mississippi

Carroll County
County
Carroll County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°27′N 89°55′W / 33.45°N 89.92°W / 33.45; -89.92
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1833
Named for	Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Seat	Carrollton (Northern District) Vaiden (Southern District)
Largest town	Vaiden
Area
• Total	635 sq mi (1,640 km2)
• Land	628 sq mi (1,630 km2)
• Water	6.3 sq mi (16 km2)  1.0%
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,998
• Estimate  (2022)	9,731
• Density	16/sq mi (6.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	carrollcountyms.org

Carroll County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,998.^[1] Its county seats are Carrollton and Vaiden.^[2] The county is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton,^[3] the last surviving signatory of the Declaration of Independence.

Carroll County is part of the Greenwood, Micropolitan Statistical Area. Bordered by the Yazoo River on the west and the Big Black River to the east, it is considered to lie within the Mississippi Delta region. Most of its land, however, is in the hill country.

The Porter Wagoner song "The Carroll County Accident" was set here. The county is referred to in the third verse of Bobbie Gentry's 1967 hit song, "Ode to Billie Joe".