Wayne County, MS Water Table Trend
Wayne County, MS: what the water table is actually doing
Wayne County's long-term well puts the trend at 1.8 ft per decade, rising, getting shallower over time, based on 216 measurements since 1973.
One well stands in for Wayne County's whole aquifer here, the honest simplification every page on this site carries.
What the well actually measured
The most recent reading put water 21.3 ft below land surface. Readings span 1973-04-01 to 2026-06-01, 216 measurements from USGS well USGS-314115088392301 (153n0151 Wayne), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
Where Wayne County ranks
Of the 1,449 US counties with a usable trend, Wayne County ranks 145th from fastest-rising to fastest-declining, 1 is the fastest-rising water table measured, 1449 the fastest-declining. About 19,749 people live in Wayne County, Mississippi. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how Wayne County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
A dropping table says nothing about water quality
Whether Wayne County's water table is rising or falling is independent of what's actually in the water. Depletion can concentrate naturally-occurring minerals, so it's worth checking directly with a water test rather than assuming a depth trend says anything about quality.