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Fastest shrinking, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Quitman County, MSMS5,364-24.9%+600%

02Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-22.7%+230%

03Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-18.2%+453%

04Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877-17.3%+758%

05Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-17.0%+122%

06Kemper County, MSMS8,600-14.0%−1599%

07Smith County, MSMS13,991-13.8%−248%

08Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-13.1%−300%

09Benton County, MSMS7,502-12.4%+4891%

10Leflore County, MSMS25,686-12.3%−858%

11Washington County, MSMS40,446-12.2%+67%

12Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-11.8%−358%

13Holmes County, MSMS15,465-11.4%−49569%

14Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-11.3%−1150%

15Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-10.9%+2356%

16Leake County, MSMS21,662-10.6%−178%

17Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-10.1%+528%

18Walthall County, MSMS13,928-10.1%−280%

19Marion County, MSMS24,001-9.8%−4994%

20Clay County, MSMS18,238-9.7%−338%

21Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-9.3%+1374%

22Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-9.3%+212%

23Tunica County, MSMS8,819-9.2%−171%

24Marshall County, MSMS34,654-9.1%−160%

25Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317-9.1%−363%

26Attala County, MSMS17,100-8.6%−234%

27Adams County, MSMS30,061-8.5%+197%

28Warren County, MSMS41,759-8.3%−325%

29Winston County, MSMS17,473-7.7%−307%

30Monroe County, MSMS33,318-7.6%−294%

31Hinds County, MSMS211,888-7.2%+400%

32Lawrence County, MSMS11,819-7.1%−210%

33Clarke County, MSMS15,102-6.7%−280%

34Covington County, MSMS17,898-6.3%−136%

35Alcorn County, MSMS34,569-6.3%−170%

36Greene County, MSMS13,707-6.0%−120%

37Perry County, MSMS11,577-6.0%−151%

38Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-6.0%−148%

39Carroll County, MSMS9,226-5.7%−134%

40Simpson County, MSMS25,498-5.7%−137%

41Franklin County, MSMS7,491-5.5%−744%

42Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-4.9%−220%

43Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-4.8%−125%

44Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-4.7%−145%

45Wayne County, MSMS19,807-4.7%−154%

46Panola County, MSMS32,691-4.3%−130%

47Jasper County, MSMS15,785-4.1%−167%

48Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639-3.8%−145%

49Copiah County, MSMS27,497-3.7%−187%

50Choctaw County, MSMS8,048-3.5%−146%

51Webster County, MSMS10,167-3.2%−553%

52Amite County, MSMS12,487-3.1%−254%

53Tate County, MSMS28,725-2.8%−115%

54Neshoba County, MSMS28,732-2.0%−113%

55Newton County, MSMS20,960-2.0%−126%

56Tippah County, MSMS21,389-1.9%−128%

57Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730-1.6%−122%

58Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375-1.6%−118%

59Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-1.5%−139%

60Grenada County, MSMS20,868-1.3%−116%

61Prentiss County, MSMS25,284-1.1%−111%

62Scott County, MSMS28,073-1.0%−105%

63Jones County, MSMS66,496-0.8%−116%

64Pike County, MSMS38,712-0.2%−104%

65Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+0.1%−99%

66Lee County, MSMS83,731+0.5%−97%

67Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+0.6%−98%

68Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+2.0%−86%

69Union County, MSMS28,459+2.4%−84%

70Jackson County, MSMS147,666+2.6%−82%

71Stone County, MSMS19,654+3.1%−88%

72Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+4.1%−80%

73Forrest County, MSMS79,034+4.3%−31%

74Hancock County, MSMS46,873+4.8%−86%

75George County, MSMS26,331+7.8%−47%

76Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+8.6%−27%

77Rankin County, MSMS162,181+10.9%−66%

78Harrison County, MSMS217,136+11.5%−22%

79Madison County, MSMS116,298+14.6%−62%

80DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+14.9%−74%

81Lamar County, MSMS67,403+15.4%−46%

82Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+17.9%−18%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES