[1] Hinds County is a central part of the Jackson metropolitan statistical area.

It is one county width away from the Yazoo River and the southern border of the Mississippi Delta.

[2] In September 2022, it was reported that Hinds County, Mississippi, had the highest STD rate in the United States, with 2,253 cases per 100,000 residents.

[3] The county is named for General Thomas Hinds,[4] a hero of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.

[17] Tyrone Lewis took office January 3, 2012, taking over from Malcolm E. McMillin who had held the role for 20 years.

On August 4, 2021, Sheriff Lee Vance was found deceased at his home after contracting COVID-19.