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Fastest growing, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. 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

01Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+17.9%−18%

02Lamar County, MSMS67,403+15.4%−46%

03DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+14.9%−74%

04Madison County, MSMS116,298+14.6%−62%

05Harrison County, MSMS217,136+11.5%−22%

06Rankin County, MSMS162,181+10.9%−66%

07Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+8.6%−27%

08George County, MSMS26,331+7.8%−47%

09Hancock County, MSMS46,873+4.8%−86%

10Forrest County, MSMS79,034+4.3%−31%

11Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+4.1%−80%

12Stone County, MSMS19,654+3.1%−88%

13Jackson County, MSMS147,666+2.6%−82%

14Union County, MSMS28,459+2.4%−84%

15Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+2.0%−86%

16Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+0.6%−98%

17Lee County, MSMS83,731+0.5%−97%

18Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+0.1%−99%

19Pike County, MSMS38,712-0.2%−104%

20Jones County, MSMS66,496-0.8%−116%

21Scott County, MSMS28,073-1.0%−105%

22Prentiss County, MSMS25,284-1.1%−111%

23Grenada County, MSMS20,868-1.3%−116%

24Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-1.5%−139%

25Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375-1.6%−118%

26Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730-1.6%−122%

27Tippah County, MSMS21,389-1.9%−128%

28Newton County, MSMS20,960-2.0%−126%

29Neshoba County, MSMS28,732-2.0%−113%

30Tate County, MSMS28,725-2.8%−115%

31Amite County, MSMS12,487-3.1%−254%

32Webster County, MSMS10,167-3.2%−553%

33Choctaw County, MSMS8,048-3.5%−146%

34Copiah County, MSMS27,497-3.7%−187%

35Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639-3.8%−145%

36Jasper County, MSMS15,785-4.1%−167%

37Panola County, MSMS32,691-4.3%−130%

38Wayne County, MSMS19,807-4.7%−154%

39Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-4.7%−145%

40Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-4.8%−125%

41Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-4.9%−220%

42Franklin County, MSMS7,491-5.5%−744%

43Simpson County, MSMS25,498-5.7%−137%

44Carroll County, MSMS9,226-5.7%−134%

45Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-6.0%−148%

46Perry County, MSMS11,577-6.0%−151%

47Greene County, MSMS13,707-6.0%−120%

48Alcorn County, MSMS34,569-6.3%−170%

49Covington County, MSMS17,898-6.3%−136%

50Clarke County, MSMS15,102-6.7%−280%

51Lawrence County, MSMS11,819-7.1%−210%

52Hinds County, MSMS211,888-7.2%+400%

53Monroe County, MSMS33,318-7.6%−294%

54Winston County, MSMS17,473-7.7%−307%

55Warren County, MSMS41,759-8.3%−325%

56Adams County, MSMS30,061-8.5%+197%

57Attala County, MSMS17,100-8.6%−234%

58Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317-9.1%−363%

59Marshall County, MSMS34,654-9.1%−160%

60Tunica County, MSMS8,819-9.2%−171%

61Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-9.3%+212%

62Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-9.3%+1374%

63Clay County, MSMS18,238-9.7%−338%

64Marion County, MSMS24,001-9.8%−4994%

65Walthall County, MSMS13,928-10.1%−280%

66Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-10.1%+528%

67Leake County, MSMS21,662-10.6%−178%

68Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-10.9%+2356%

69Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-11.3%−1150%

70Holmes County, MSMS15,465-11.4%−49569%

71Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-11.8%−358%

72Washington County, MSMS40,446-12.2%+67%

73Leflore County, MSMS25,686-12.3%−858%

74Benton County, MSMS7,502-12.4%+4891%

75Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-13.1%−300%

76Smith County, MSMS13,991-13.8%−248%

77Kemper County, MSMS8,600-14.0%−1599%

78Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-17.0%+122%

79Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877-17.3%+758%

80Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-18.2%+453%

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-22.7%+230%

82Quitman County, MSMS5,364-24.9%+600%

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