WELCOME TO JEFFERSON COUNTY

Report damage during severe weather events - click here


The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors still have a Mandatory Mask and Social Gathering Proclamation in Place! - read more


Countywide Curfew Effective Immediately - read more


Veteran luncheon - read more


County vehicle auction - read more


Jefferson County is located in the southwest portion of Mississippi and is one of the two oldest counties in the state. It was one of the first two divisions of the Mississippi Territory, established by proclamation on April 2, 1799, under the name of Pickering by Winthrop Sargent, the first territorial governor of the State of Mississippi. The county's name was changed to Jefferson in 1802, in honor of President Thomas Jefferson.