Pearl River County, Mississippi

Pearl River County
Pearl River County
County
	Pearl River County Courthouse in Poplarville
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
	Mississippi's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 30°46′N 89°35′W / 30.77°N 89.59°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1890
Named for	Pearl River
Seat	Poplarville
Largest city	Picayune
Area
• Total	819 sq mi (2,120 km2)
• Land	811 sq mi (2,100 km2)
• Water	8.0 sq mi (21 km2) 1.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	56,145
• Estimate (2023)	57,978
• Density	69/sq mi (26/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.pearlrivercounty.net

Pearl River County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The population was 56,145 at the 2020 census.^[1] Its county seat is Poplarville.^[2] Pearl River County comprises the Picayune, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area. Pearl River County is a dry county,^[3] and as such, the sale, transportation, and even private possession of beverage alcohol is prohibited by law,^[4] except within Picayune and Poplarville.^[5]

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Pearl River County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Alcoholic Beverage Wet-Dry Map". Mississippi Department of Revenue. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014.
^ Mississippi Code §67-1-9, §67-3-13.
^ "Poplarville voters decide to turn the dry city wet". Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.