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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%−3.9 pts

02Lamar County, MSMS67,403+15.4%−13.0 pts

03DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+14.9%−42.9 pts

04Madison County, MSMS116,298+14.6%−24.2 pts

05Harrison County, MSMS217,136+11.5%−3.2 pts

06Rankin County, MSMS162,181+10.9%−21.4 pts

07Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+8.6%−3.2 pts

08George County, MSMS26,331+7.8%−7.0 pts

09Hancock County, MSMS46,873+4.8%−30.5 pts

10Forrest County, MSMS79,034+4.3%−2.0 pts

11Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+4.1%−16.1 pts

12Stone County, MSMS19,654+3.1%−23.6 pts

13Jackson County, MSMS147,666+2.6%−11.5 pts

14Union County, MSMS28,459+2.4%−12.5 pts

15Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+2.0%−11.8 pts

16Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+0.6%−25.0 pts

17Lee County, MSMS83,731+0.5%−15.0 pts

18Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+0.1%−9.4 pts

19Pike County, MSMS38,712-0.2%−5.8 pts

20Jones County, MSMS66,496-0.8%−5.5 pts

21Scott County, MSMS28,073-1.0%−18.7 pts

22Prentiss County, MSMS25,284-1.1%−10.8 pts

23Grenada County, MSMS20,868-1.3%−9.2 pts

24Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-1.5%−5.3 pts

25Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375-1.6%−10.0 pts

26Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730-1.6%−9.1 pts

27Tippah County, MSMS21,389-1.9%−8.5 pts

28Newton County, MSMS20,960-2.0%−9.6 pts

29Neshoba County, MSMS28,732-2.0%−17.6 pts

30Tate County, MSMS28,725-2.8%−21.2 pts

31Amite County, MSMS12,487-3.1%−5.2 pts

32Webster County, MSMS10,167-3.2%−3.9 pts

33Choctaw County, MSMS8,048-3.5%−11.1 pts

34Copiah County, MSMS27,497-3.7%−7.9 pts

35Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639-3.8%−12.2 pts

36Jasper County, MSMS15,785-4.1%−10.1 pts

37Panola County, MSMS32,691-4.3%−18.6 pts

38Wayne County, MSMS19,807-4.7%−13.4 pts

39Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-4.7%−15.1 pts

40Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-4.8%−24.0 pts

41Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-4.9%−8.9 pts

42Franklin County, MSMS7,491-5.5%−6.3 pts

43Simpson County, MSMS25,498-5.7%−21.0 pts

44Carroll County, MSMS9,226-5.7%−22.2 pts

45Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-6.0%−18.6 pts

46Perry County, MSMS11,577-6.0%−17.7 pts

47Greene County, MSMS13,707-6.0%−36.2 pts

48Alcorn County, MSMS34,569-6.3%−15.2 pts

49Covington County, MSMS17,898-6.3%−23.7 pts

50Clarke County, MSMS15,102-6.7%−10.4 pts

51Lawrence County, MSMS11,819-7.1%−13.5 pts

52Hinds County, MSMS211,888-7.2%−5.7 pts

53Monroe County, MSMS33,318-7.6%−11.5 pts

54Winston County, MSMS17,473-7.7%−11.5 pts

55Warren County, MSMS41,759-8.3%−12.0 pts

56Adams County, MSMS30,061-8.5%−5.7 pts

57Attala County, MSMS17,100-8.6%−14.9 pts

58Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317-9.1%−12.5 pts

59Marshall County, MSMS34,654-9.1%−24.4 pts

60Tunica County, MSMS8,819-9.2%−22.3 pts

61Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-9.3%−6.3 pts

62Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-9.3%−8.7 pts

63Clay County, MSMS18,238-9.7%−13.8 pts

64Marion County, MSMS24,001-9.8%−10.0 pts

65Walthall County, MSMS13,928-10.1%−15.7 pts

66Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-10.1%−8.5 pts

67Leake County, MSMS21,662-10.6%−24.2 pts

68Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-10.9%−10.5 pts

69Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-11.3%−12.4 pts

70Holmes County, MSMS15,465-11.4%−11.5 pts

71Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-11.8%−16.4 pts

72Washington County, MSMS40,446-12.2%−4.9 pts

73Leflore County, MSMS25,686-12.3%−13.9 pts

74Benton County, MSMS7,502-12.4%−12.2 pts

75Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-13.1%−19.6 pts

76Smith County, MSMS13,991-13.8%−23.2 pts

77Kemper County, MSMS8,600-14.0%−15.0 pts

78Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-17.0%−9.3 pts

79Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877-17.3%−15.3 pts

80Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-18.2%−14.9 pts

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-22.7%−15.8 pts

82Quitman County, MSMS5,364-24.9%−21.3 pts

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