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Ham radio operators in Mississippi: new licenses by county

4,825 licensed amateur radio operators; 107 new in the past 12 months. Updated weekly from FCC data.

At a glance · Data as of

New hams · last 30 days
13
New hams · last 12 months
107
▼ 8% vs prior 12 mo
Active licensed hams
4,825
Upgrades · 12 mo
82
Vanity callsigns · 12 mo
32
Address updates · 12 mo
64
Often a move into the area
Expiring · next 6 mo
327

About ham radio in Mississippi

Mississippi added 107 new amateur radio operators in the past 12 months, about the same as the year before (down 8%). Mississippi ranks #45 of 52 states and territories for new licenses. Pearl River County leads the state with 12 new hams. Technicians make up 40% of the state’s licensees, below the U.S. average of 48%, pointing to an experienced, HF-heavy community. 82 operators upgraded their license in the past year, the moment many buy their first HF rig.

New hams by month

New hams per month in Mississippi, October 2025 to September 2026 107 in total. Highest: 18 in March 2026. Lowest: 0 in October 2025. Down 8% from the prior 12 months. Oct 2025: 0 new hams 0 Oct 2025 Nov 2025: 4 new hams 4 Nov Dec 2025: 9 new hams 9 Dec Jan 2026: 7 new hams 7 Jan 2026 Feb 2026: 10 new hams 10 Feb Mar 2026: 18 new hams 18 Mar Apr 2026: 11 new hams 11 Apr May 2026: 10 new hams 10 May Jun 2026: 12 new hams 12 Jun Jul 2026: 10 new hams 10 Jul Aug 2026: 3 new hams 3 Aug Sep 2026: 13 new hams 13 Sep
Complete calendar months only, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. The current month is left out until it ends.
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New hams per month in Mississippi
MonthNew hams
Oct 20250
Nov 20254
Dec 20259
Jan 20267
Feb 202610
Mar 202618
Apr 202611
May 202610
Jun 202612
Jul 202610
Aug 20263
Sep 202613
Total107

License classes

Active licensees in Mississippi by license class, compared with U.S.
ClassHamsShareU.S.
Technician 1,95140%48%
General 1,30727%25%
Amateur Extra 1,27026%21%
Advanced 1754%3%
Novice / Other 1223%2%

Bar = Mississippi share · Tick = U.S. share

In the past 12 months, 41 operators upgraded to General and 37 to Amateur Extra.

How Mississippi compares

#45 of 52 states and territories for new hams in the past 12 months

Rates per 1,000 active licensees
Per 1,000 active hamsMississippiU.S.
New hams, past 12 months22.232.3
Upgrades, past 12 months17.014.7
Expiring, next 6 months67.857.3

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Top 10 Mississippi counties for new hams

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#CountyNew hams 12 moChange vs prior yearActive hamsNew per 1,000
1Pearl River County12▲ 20%14881.1
2Harrison County9—43320.8
3Madison County7—17240.7
4Rankin County7▼ 46%33021.2
5DeSoto County5—33015.2
6Forrest County4—16823.8
7Hinds County4—21119.0
8Jackson County4—26215.3
9Lamar County3—14920.1
10Jones County2—11118.0

— in Change means fewer than 10 new hams the year before.

All Mississippi counties

15 counties with their own page. Numbers are new hams in the past 12 months.

Smaller Mississippi counties

These 67 counties have too few licensees or too little recent activity for a page of their own, so their numbers are listed here.

Show all 67 smaller counties
CountyActive hamsNew hams · 12 mo
Adams County402
Amite County332
Attala County311
Benton County70
Bolivar County170
Calhoun County150
Carroll County170
Chickasaw County251
Choctaw County110
Claiborne County60
Clarke County231
Clay County130
Coahoma County60
Copiah County360
Covington County271
Franklin County100
George County583
Greene County151
Grenada County280
Holmes County40
Humphreys County00
Issaquena County10
Itawamba County512
Jasper County150
Jefferson County40
Jefferson Davis County110
Kemper County90
Lafayette County1410
Lawrence County100
Leake County162
Leflore County100
Lincoln County490
Lowndes County832
Marion County423
Marshall County531
Monroe County611
Montgomery County120
Neshoba County351
Newton County290
Noxubee County80
Oktibbeha County1153
Panola County370
Perry County170
Pike County270
Pontotoc County530
Prentiss County500
Quitman County30
Scott County200
Sharkey County30
Simpson County261
Smith County160
Stone County770
Sunflower County80
Tallahatchie County240
Tate County470
Tippah County310
Tishomingo County620
Tunica County20
Union County761
Walthall County160
Washington County160
Wayne County321
Webster County181
Wilkinson County10
Winston County250
Yalobusha County290
Yazoo County140

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Questions about hams in Mississippi

How many ham radio operators are in Mississippi?

4,825 active amateur radio licensees are on file for Mississippi as of Oct 1, 2026.

How many new hams were licensed in Mississippi last year?

107 people in Mississippi received their first FCC amateur radio license in the 12 months ending Oct 1, 2026.

Which Mississippi counties have the most new hams?

In the past 12 months: Pearl River County (12), Harrison County (9) and Madison County (7).

Where does this data come from?

From the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) public amateur license database, which we download every Monday. Addresses are matched to counties with the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. This page shows totals only.

Can I see the names or call signs on this page?

No. Public pages show totals only. Verified Ham Recruiter users can search and export lists for outreach; see how licensee information is handled.

About this data

Data as of . Source: FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) weekly amateur license database; county from U.S. Census Bureau geocoding. Aggregates only, no individual licensee data is shown. Aggregate figures © Ham Recruiter, CC BY 4.0.

How we count

  • New ham: an active licensee whose first license was granted in the period.
  • Address updates: a change of FCC mailing address, often a move into the area.
  • Counts use each licensee’s current FCC address. Someone licensed here who later moved is counted where they live now.
  • Each license keeps only its most recent event of each type, so two upgrades in one year count once.
  • PO-box-only addresses often can’t be matched to a county, so rural counties are slightly undercounted.

100% of Mississippi licensees could be matched to a county.