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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%−45%

02Stone County, MSMS19,654+7.2%−73%

03DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+6.8%−88%

04Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+6.8%−69%

05Madison County, MSMS116,298+6.6%−83%

06Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+5.7%−78%

07Lamar County, MSMS67,403+5.0%−83%

08Harrison County, MSMS217,136+4.1%−72%

09Rankin County, MSMS162,181+3.3%−90%

10Jackson County, MSMS147,666+3.1%−78%

11Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+2.9%−86%

12Marshall County, MSMS34,654+2.7%−82%

13Union County, MSMS28,459+2.5%−83%

14Webster County, MSMS10,167+2.4%+245%

15Tate County, MSMS28,725+2.4%−87%

16Leake County, MSMS21,662+1.8%−87%

17Hancock County, MSMS46,873+1.8%−95%

18Adams County, MSMS30,061+1.8%−162%

19Greene County, MSMS13,707+1.3%−96%

20Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+1.2%−91%

21Forrest County, MSMS79,034+1.1%−82%

22Prentiss County, MSMS25,284+1.1%−89%

23Perry County, MSMS11,577+0.6%−95%

24Lee County, MSMS83,731+0.5%−97%

25Walthall County, MSMS13,928+0.3%−94%

26Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+0.3%−97%

27Scott County, MSMS28,073+0.3%−98%

28Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+0.2%−98%

29Wayne County, MSMS19,807+0.1%−98%

30Alcorn County, MSMS34,569-0.5%−106%

31Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375-0.8%−110%

32Jones County, MSMS66,496-1.1%−124%

33Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639-1.1%−113%

34Neshoba County, MSMS28,732-1.2%−108%

35Winston County, MSMS17,473-1.4%−136%

36Smith County, MSMS13,991-1.5%−116%

37Newton County, MSMS20,960-1.6%−120%

38Panola County, MSMS32,691-1.6%−111%

39Lawrence County, MSMS11,819-1.6%−126%

40Simpson County, MSMS25,498-1.7%−111%

41Marion County, MSMS24,001-1.8%−1002%

42Amite County, MSMS12,487-1.8%−190%

43Benton County, MSMS7,502-1.9%+658%

44Tippah County, MSMS21,389-2.0%−129%

45Clay County, MSMS18,238-2.1%−153%

46Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730-2.2%−129%

47Franklin County, MSMS7,491-2.4%−383%

48Choctaw County, MSMS8,048-2.4%−132%

49Covington County, MSMS17,898-2.4%−114%

50Monroe County, MSMS33,318-2.5%−164%

51Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-2.6%−168%

52Copiah County, MSMS27,497-3.1%−173%

53Clarke County, MSMS15,102-3.3%−189%

54Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-3.4%+430%

55Grenada County, MSMS20,868-3.5%−144%

56Jasper County, MSMS15,785-3.6%−159%

57Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317-3.7%−206%

58Pike County, MSMS38,712-4.0%−172%

59Kemper County, MSMS8,600-4.3%−561%

60Attala County, MSMS17,100-4.4%−169%

61Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-4.7%−535%

62Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-4.7%+966%

63Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-4.8%+197%

64Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-5.6%−129%

65Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-6.0%−148%

66Warren County, MSMS41,759-6.6%−280%

67Hinds County, MSMS211,888-7.0%+386%

68Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-7.2%+119%

69Carroll County, MSMS9,226-7.7%−147%

70Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-8.8%+196%

71Holmes County, MSMS15,465-9.0%−39114%

72Leflore County, MSMS25,686-9.4%−677%

73Tunica County, MSMS8,819-9.8%−176%

74Washington County, MSMS40,446-10.0%+37%

75Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-10.1%+32%

76Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-11.7%−279%

77Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-11.8%−391%

78Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-11.9%−359%

79Quitman County, MSMS5,364-13.1%+270%

80Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-14.2%−237%

81Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877-14.5%+616%

82Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-18.5%+169%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES