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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. The median across all 82 is -1.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Leake County, MS, up 51 places to #16.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲7George County, MSMS26,331+8.1%−6.7 pts

02▲10Stone County, MSMS19,654+7.2%−19.5 pts

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

04▼3Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+6.8%−15.0 pts

05▼1Madison County, MSMS116,298+6.6%−32.3 pts

06▲10Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+5.7%−19.9 pts

07▼5Lamar County, MSMS67,403+5.0%−23.5 pts

08▼3Harrison County, MSMS217,136+4.1%−10.6 pts

09▼3Rankin County, MSMS162,181+3.3%−29.0 pts

10▲3Jackson County, MSMS147,666+3.1%−11.0 pts

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

12▲47Marshall County, MSMS34,654+2.7%−12.6 pts

13▲1Union County, MSMS28,459+2.5%−12.4 pts

14▲18Webster County, MSMS10,167+2.4%+1.7 pts

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

16▲51Leake County, MSMS21,662+1.8%−11.8 pts

17▼8Hancock County, MSMS46,873+1.8%−33.5 pts

18▲38Adams County, MSMS30,061+1.8%+4.6 pts

19▲28Greene County, MSMS13,707+1.3%−28.8 pts

20▼5Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+1.2%−12.5 pts

21▼11Forrest County, MSMS79,034+1.1%−5.2 pts

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

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

24▼7Lee County, MSMS83,731+0.5%−15.0 pts

25▲40Walthall County, MSMS13,928+0.3%−5.3 pts

26▼8Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+0.3%−9.2 pts

27▼6Scott County, MSMS28,073+0.3%−17.5 pts

28▼21Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+0.2%−11.6 pts

29▲9Wayne County, MSMS19,807+0.1%−8.6 pts

30▲18Alcorn County, MSMS34,569-0.5%−9.4 pts

31▼6Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375-0.8%−9.3 pts

32▼12Jones County, MSMS66,496-1.1%−5.8 pts

33▲2Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639-1.1%−9.5 pts

34▼5Neshoba County, MSMS28,732-1.2%−16.9 pts

35▲19Winston County, MSMS17,473-1.4%−5.1 pts

36▲40Smith County, MSMS13,991-1.5%−10.9 pts

37▼9Newton County, MSMS20,960-1.6%−9.2 pts

38▼1Panola County, MSMS32,691-1.6%−15.8 pts

39▲12Lawrence County, MSMS11,819-1.6%−8.1 pts

40▲3Simpson County, MSMS25,498-1.7%−17.1 pts

41▲23Marion County, MSMS24,001-1.8%−2.0 pts

42▼11Amite County, MSMS12,487-1.8%−3.9 pts

43▲31Benton County, MSMS7,502-1.9%−1.6 pts

44▼17Tippah County, MSMS21,389-2.0%−8.6 pts

45▲18Clay County, MSMS18,238-2.1%−6.2 pts

46▼20Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730-2.2%−9.7 pts

47▼5Franklin County, MSMS7,491-2.4%−3.2 pts

48▼15Choctaw County, MSMS8,048-2.4%−10.0 pts

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

50▲3Monroe County, MSMS33,318-2.5%−6.4 pts

51▼27Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-2.6%−6.4 pts

52▼18Copiah County, MSMS27,497-3.1%−7.3 pts

53▼3Clarke County, MSMS15,102-3.3%−7.0 pts

54▲8Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-3.4%−2.7 pts

55▼32Grenada County, MSMS20,868-3.5%−11.4 pts

56▼20Jasper County, MSMS15,785-3.6%−9.6 pts

57▲1Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317-3.7%−7.1 pts

58▼39Pike County, MSMS38,712-4.0%−9.6 pts

59▲18Kemper County, MSMS8,600-4.3%−5.3 pts

60▼3Attala County, MSMS17,100-4.4%−10.8 pts

61▲8Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-4.7%−5.8 pts

62▲6Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-4.7%−4.3 pts

63▲3Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-4.8%−3.2 pts

64▼24Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-5.6%−24.7 pts

65▼20Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-6.0%−18.6 pts

66▼11Warren County, MSMS41,759-6.6%−10.3 pts

67▼15Hinds County, MSMS211,888-7.0%−5.5 pts

68▲12Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-7.2%−3.9 pts

69▼25Carroll County, MSMS9,226-7.7%−24.3 pts

70▼9Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-8.8%−5.8 pts

71▼1Holmes County, MSMS15,465-9.0%−9.1 pts

72▲1Leflore County, MSMS25,686-9.4%−11.0 pts

73▼13Tunica County, MSMS8,819-9.8%−22.9 pts

74▼2Washington County, MSMS40,446-10.0%−2.7 pts

75▲3Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-10.1%−2.4 pts

76▼1Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-11.7%−18.3 pts

77▼36Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-11.8%−15.8 pts

78▼7Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-11.9%−16.4 pts

79▲3Quitman County, MSMS5,364-13.1%−9.6 pts

80▼41Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-14.2%−24.6 pts

81▼2Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877-14.5%−12.4 pts

82▼1Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-18.5%−11.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES