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Fastest growing, Mississippi counties · 2010

Mississippi counties ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. 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

01DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+50.4%−7.4 pts

02Lamar County, MSMS67,403+42.5%+14.0 pts

03Stone County, MSMS19,654+30.6%+3.9 pts

04Madison County, MSMS116,298+27.5%−11.3 pts

05Rankin County, MSMS162,181+22.8%−9.5 pts

06Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+22.2%+0.5 pts

07George County, MSMS26,331+17.9%+3.1 pts

08Tunica County, MSMS8,819+16.8%+3.8 pts

09Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+14.8%−10.8 pts

10Tate County, MSMS28,725+13.9%−4.5 pts

11Leake County, MSMS21,662+13.7%+0.1 pts

12Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+12.1%−8.1 pts

13Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+11.1%−0.7 pts

14Lee County, MSMS83,731+9.4%−6.1 pts

15Benton County, MSMS7,502+8.8%+9.0 pts

16Greene County, MSMS13,707+8.3%−21.8 pts

17Alcorn County, MSMS34,569+7.2%−1.7 pts

18Union County, MSMS28,459+7.0%−7.9 pts

19Tippah County, MSMS21,389+6.8%+0.1 pts

20Jackson County, MSMS147,666+6.3%−7.8 pts

21Marshall County, MSMS34,654+6.1%−9.1 pts

22Marion County, MSMS24,001+5.8%+5.6 pts

23Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+5.1%−4.4 pts

24Jones County, MSMS66,496+4.3%−0.4 pts

25Pike County, MSMS38,712+3.8%−1.8 pts

26Neshoba County, MSMS28,732+3.5%−12.2 pts

27Forrest County, MSMS79,034+3.2%−3.1 pts

28Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877+3.2%+5.2 pts

29Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+2.8%−11.0 pts

30Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317+2.7%−0.8 pts

31Copiah County, MSMS27,497+2.4%−1.8 pts

32Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639+2.2%−6.1 pts

33Hancock County, MSMS46,873+2.2%−33.0 pts

34Smith County, MSMS13,991+1.9%−7.4 pts

35Walthall County, MSMS13,928+1.9%−3.7 pts

36Panola County, MSMS32,691+1.3%−13.0 pts

37Perry County, MSMS11,577+0.9%−10.8 pts

38Covington County, MSMS17,898+0.8%−16.6 pts

39Kemper County, MSMS8,600+0.0%−0.9 pts

40Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-0.3%−10.7 pts

41Webster County, MSMS10,167-0.4%−1.1 pts

42Simpson County, MSMS25,498-0.5%−15.9 pts

43Attala County, MSMS17,100-0.5%−6.9 pts

44Newton County, MSMS20,960-0.5%−8.2 pts

45Scott County, MSMS28,073-0.6%−18.3 pts

46Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-0.7%−1.8 pts

47Prentiss County, MSMS25,284-1.1%−10.9 pts

48Harrison County, MSMS217,136-1.3%−16.0 pts

49Carroll County, MSMS9,226-1.6%−18.2 pts

50Warren County, MSMS41,759-1.8%−5.4 pts

51Hinds County, MSMS211,888-2.2%−0.8 pts

52Wayne County, MSMS19,807-2.2%−10.9 pts

53Lawrence County, MSMS11,819-2.5%−8.9 pts

54Monroe County, MSMS33,318-2.7%−6.6 pts

55Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375-2.9%−11.3 pts

56Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-2.9%−6.8 pts

57Amite County, MSMS12,487-3.4%−5.5 pts

58Franklin County, MSMS7,491-3.9%−4.8 pts

59Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-4.2%−10.8 pts

60Winston County, MSMS17,473-4.8%−8.5 pts

61Grenada County, MSMS20,868-5.8%−13.8 pts

62Adams County, MSMS30,061-5.9%−3.1 pts

63Jasper County, MSMS15,785-6.0%−12.0 pts

64Clay County, MSMS18,238-6.1%−10.2 pts

65Clarke County, MSMS15,102-6.8%−10.5 pts

66Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-8.0%−7.5 pts

67Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-10.4%−8.8 pts

68Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730-10.5%−18.0 pts

69Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-10.6%−9.9 pts

70Holmes County, MSMS15,465-11.2%−11.2 pts

71Choctaw County, MSMS8,048-12.4%−20.0 pts

72Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-14.3%−18.9 pts

73Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-14.6%−11.3 pts

74Leflore County, MSMS25,686-14.8%−16.5 pts

75Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-16.0%−13.0 pts

76Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-16.3%−8.7 pts

77Quitman County, MSMS5,364-18.7%−15.2 pts

78Washington County, MSMS40,446-18.8%−11.5 pts

79Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-18.8%−22.9 pts

80Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-20.7%−33.2 pts

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-25.3%−18.4 pts

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-38.2%−57.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS