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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%−13%

02Lamar County, MSMS67,403+42.5%+49%

03Stone County, MSMS19,654+30.6%+14%

04Madison County, MSMS116,298+27.5%−29%

05Rankin County, MSMS162,181+22.8%−29%

06Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+22.2%+2%

07George County, MSMS26,331+17.9%+21%

08Tunica County, MSMS8,819+16.8%+29%

09Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+14.8%−42%

10Tate County, MSMS28,725+13.9%−25%

11Leake County, MSMS21,662+13.7%+1%

12Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+12.1%−40%

13Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+11.1%−6%

14Lee County, MSMS83,731+9.4%−39%

15Benton County, MSMS7,502+8.8%−3624%

16Greene County, MSMS13,707+8.3%−73%

17Alcorn County, MSMS34,569+7.2%−19%

18Union County, MSMS28,459+7.0%−53%

19Tippah County, MSMS21,389+6.8%+1%

20Jackson County, MSMS147,666+6.3%−55%

21Marshall County, MSMS34,654+6.1%−60%

22Marion County, MSMS24,001+5.8%+2822%

23Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+5.1%−46%

24Jones County, MSMS66,496+4.3%−9%

25Pike County, MSMS38,712+3.8%−33%

26Neshoba County, MSMS28,732+3.5%−78%

27Forrest County, MSMS79,034+3.2%−49%

28Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877+3.2%−258%

29Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+2.8%−80%

30Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317+2.7%−22%

31Copiah County, MSMS27,497+2.4%−43%

32Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639+2.2%−73%

33Hancock County, MSMS46,873+2.2%−94%

34Smith County, MSMS13,991+1.9%−80%

35Walthall County, MSMS13,928+1.9%−66%

36Panola County, MSMS32,691+1.3%−91%

37Perry County, MSMS11,577+0.9%−92%

38Covington County, MSMS17,898+0.8%−95%

39Kemper County, MSMS8,600+0.0%−97%

40Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-0.3%−103%

41Webster County, MSMS10,167-0.4%−157%

42Simpson County, MSMS25,498-0.5%−103%

43Attala County, MSMS17,100-0.5%−108%

44Newton County, MSMS20,960-0.5%−107%

45Scott County, MSMS28,073-0.6%−103%

46Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-0.7%−166%

47Prentiss County, MSMS25,284-1.1%−111%

48Harrison County, MSMS217,136-1.3%−109%

49Carroll County, MSMS9,226-1.6%−110%

50Warren County, MSMS41,759-1.8%−148%

51Hinds County, MSMS211,888-2.2%+54%

52Wayne County, MSMS19,807-2.2%−125%

53Lawrence County, MSMS11,819-2.5%−139%

54Monroe County, MSMS33,318-2.7%−169%

55Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375-2.9%−134%

56Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-2.9%−176%

57Amite County, MSMS12,487-3.4%−269%

58Franklin County, MSMS7,491-3.9%−561%

59Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-4.2%−164%

60Winston County, MSMS17,473-4.8%−228%

61Grenada County, MSMS20,868-5.8%−174%

62Adams County, MSMS30,061-5.9%+107%

63Jasper County, MSMS15,785-6.0%−199%

64Clay County, MSMS18,238-6.1%−250%

65Clarke County, MSMS15,102-6.8%−284%

66Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-8.0%+1699%

67Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-10.4%+546%

68Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730-10.5%−241%

69Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-10.6%+1568%

70Holmes County, MSMS15,465-11.2%−48309%

71Choctaw County, MSMS8,048-12.4%−264%

72Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-14.3%−413%

73Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-14.6%+343%

74Leflore County, MSMS25,686-14.8%−1014%

75Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-16.0%+438%

76Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-16.3%+114%

77Quitman County, MSMS5,364-18.7%+426%

78Washington County, MSMS40,446-18.8%+158%

79Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-18.8%−564%

80Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-20.7%−265%

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-25.3%+268%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-38.2%−300%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS