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Fastest growing, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01George County, MSMS26,331+8.1%−6.7 pts

02Stone County, MSMS19,654+7.2%−19.5 pts

03DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+6.8%−51.1 pts

04Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+6.8%−15.0 pts

05Madison County, MSMS116,298+6.6%−32.3 pts

06Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+5.7%−19.9 pts

07Lamar County, MSMS67,403+5.0%−23.5 pts

08Harrison County, MSMS217,136+4.1%−10.6 pts

09Rankin County, MSMS162,181+3.3%−29.0 pts

10Jackson County, MSMS147,666+3.1%−11.0 pts

11Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+2.9%−17.3 pts

12Marshall County, MSMS34,654+2.7%−12.6 pts

13Union County, MSMS28,459+2.5%−12.4 pts

14Webster County, MSMS10,167+2.4%+1.7 pts

15Tate County, MSMS28,725+2.4%−16.0 pts

16Leake County, MSMS21,662+1.8%−11.8 pts

17Hancock County, MSMS46,873+1.8%−33.5 pts

18Adams County, MSMS30,061+1.8%+4.6 pts

19Greene County, MSMS13,707+1.3%−28.8 pts

20Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+1.2%−12.5 pts

21Forrest County, MSMS79,034+1.1%−5.2 pts

22Prentiss County, MSMS25,284+1.1%−8.7 pts

23Perry County, MSMS11,577+0.6%−11.1 pts

24Lee County, MSMS83,731+0.5%−15.0 pts

25Walthall County, MSMS13,928+0.3%−5.3 pts

26Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+0.3%−9.2 pts

27Scott County, MSMS28,073+0.3%−17.5 pts

28Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+0.2%−11.6 pts

29Wayne County, MSMS19,807+0.1%−8.6 pts

30Alcorn County, MSMS34,569-0.5%−9.4 pts

31Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375-0.8%−9.3 pts

32Jones County, MSMS66,496-1.1%−5.8 pts

33Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639-1.1%−9.5 pts

34Neshoba County, MSMS28,732-1.2%−16.9 pts

35Winston County, MSMS17,473-1.4%−5.1 pts

36Smith County, MSMS13,991-1.5%−10.9 pts

37Newton County, MSMS20,960-1.6%−9.2 pts

38Panola County, MSMS32,691-1.6%−15.8 pts

39Lawrence County, MSMS11,819-1.6%−8.1 pts

40Simpson County, MSMS25,498-1.7%−17.1 pts

41Marion County, MSMS24,001-1.8%−2.0 pts

42Amite County, MSMS12,487-1.8%−3.9 pts

43Benton County, MSMS7,502-1.9%−1.6 pts

44Tippah County, MSMS21,389-2.0%−8.6 pts

45Clay County, MSMS18,238-2.1%−6.2 pts

46Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730-2.2%−9.7 pts

47Franklin County, MSMS7,491-2.4%−3.2 pts

48Choctaw County, MSMS8,048-2.4%−10.0 pts

49Covington County, MSMS17,898-2.4%−19.8 pts

50Monroe County, MSMS33,318-2.5%−6.4 pts

51Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-2.6%−6.4 pts

52Copiah County, MSMS27,497-3.1%−7.3 pts

53Clarke County, MSMS15,102-3.3%−7.0 pts

54Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-3.4%−2.7 pts

55Grenada County, MSMS20,868-3.5%−11.4 pts

56Jasper County, MSMS15,785-3.6%−9.6 pts

57Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317-3.7%−7.1 pts

58Pike County, MSMS38,712-4.0%−9.6 pts

59Kemper County, MSMS8,600-4.3%−5.3 pts

60Attala County, MSMS17,100-4.4%−10.8 pts

61Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-4.7%−5.8 pts

62Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-4.7%−4.3 pts

63Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-4.8%−3.2 pts

64Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-5.6%−24.7 pts

65Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-6.0%−18.6 pts

66Warren County, MSMS41,759-6.6%−10.3 pts

67Hinds County, MSMS211,888-7.0%−5.5 pts

68Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-7.2%−3.9 pts

69Carroll County, MSMS9,226-7.7%−24.3 pts

70Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-8.8%−5.8 pts

71Holmes County, MSMS15,465-9.0%−9.1 pts

72Leflore County, MSMS25,686-9.4%−11.0 pts

73Tunica County, MSMS8,819-9.8%−22.9 pts

74Washington County, MSMS40,446-10.0%−2.7 pts

75Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-10.1%−2.4 pts

76Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-11.7%−18.3 pts

77Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-11.8%−15.8 pts

78Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-11.9%−16.4 pts

79Quitman County, MSMS5,364-13.1%−9.6 pts

80Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-14.2%−24.6 pts

81Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877-14.5%−12.4 pts

82Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-18.5%−11.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES