How many railroad crossings are in Mississippi?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 2,110 public railroad crossings in Mississippi. 38% have gates, and 350 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
2,110
Public crossings with gates
38%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
350
Public crossings with signs only
971

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  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in Mississippi},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
  version = {fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/mississippi?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da}
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The map counts public and private crossings; the totals above count public crossings only. Use the legend to compare the number of crossings in each area.

  1. 2,110 public crossings are listed in Mississippi.

    The map shades each area by how many crossings it holds.

  2. 46% of public crossings in Mississippi have signs only, with no lights or gates.

    The map shows the share of crossings with signs only in each area.

  3. The largest group of Mississippi crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

    The map shows the median number of trains a day in each area.

How Mississippi's public crossings are equipped and used.

Most crossings in Mississippi have signs but no lights or gates.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

350 incidents have been reported in Mississippi since 2016.

Source: FRA incident reports, through 2026-07-31. An unfinished year is partial.

The largest group of Mississippi crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Harrison has more public crossings than any other county in Mississippi.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
Show all 71 counties

Harrison 142, Jackson 101, Lowndes 85, Forrest 62, Lee 62, Monroe 61, Hinds 59, Lauderdale 55, Washington 54, Rankin 52, Coahoma 49, Tishomingo 49, Warren 45, Newton 41, Lincoln 39, Hancock 38, Tippah 37, Jones 36, De Soto 35, Leflore 35, Panola 35, George 33, Alcorn 32, Madison 30, Sunflower 30, Tallahatchie 30, Marshall 29, Clarke 28, Oktibbeha 28, Pearl River 28, Clay 27, Holmes 27, Yazoo 27, Bolivar 26, Lawrence 26, Franklin 25, Simpson 25, Winston 25, Marion 23, Neshoba 23, Stone 23, Union 23, Jasper 22, Adams 21, Perry 20, Copiah 19, Prentiss 19, Covington 18, Grenada 17, Quitman 17, Attala 16, Choctaw 16, Montgomery 16, Pike 16, Scott 15, Greene 14, Tate 14, Yalobusha 13, Benton 11, Lamar 11, Smith 11, Noxubee 10, Itawamba 9, Wayne 9, Kemper 8, Chickasaw 7, Lafayette 5, Calhoun 4, Carroll 4, Pontotoc 4, Tunica 4.

The federal inventory for Mississippi lists 3,871 crossing records, including 3,860 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 3,871 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
3,860 of 3,871 records11 records have missing information.
Reported road counts
3,015 of 3,871 records856 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
3,871 of 3,871 recordsEvery record has this information.

A complete train total requires valid daytime, nighttime and switching counts. Learn what reported train counts mean.

All 3,871 crossings in Mississippi, public and private

Records 1–100 of 3,871

Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a rating of any crossing. Sources and dates