Leflore County, Mississippi

Leflore County
County
Leflore County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°33′N 90°18′W / 33.55°N 90.3°W / 33.55; -90.3
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1871
Named for	Greenwood LeFlore
Seat	Greenwood
Largest city	Greenwood
Area
• Total	606 sq mi (1,570 km2)
• Land	593 sq mi (1,540 km2)
• Water	14 sq mi (40 km2)  2.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	28,339
• Density	47/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.leflorecounty.net

Leflore County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,339.^[1] The county seat is Greenwood.^[2] The county is named for Choctaw leader Greenwood LeFlore, who signed a treaty to cede his people's land to the United States in exchange for land in Indian Territory. LeFlore stayed in Mississippi, settling on land reserved for him in Tallahatchie County.

Leflore County is part of the Greenwood, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the Mississippi Delta region, with its southern border formed by the Yazoo River. Its riverfront lands were developed before the Civil War as cotton plantations. More inland areas were developed in the later 19th century.

Leflore County, which is still largely rural, is noted for having the highest level of child poverty of any county in the United States. Mechanization of agriculture reduced jobs available for many workers in the 20th century, and there are few opportunities.^[3] The population has declined dramatically since its peak in 1930 as people continue to leave for opportunities elsewhere.