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Fastest shrinking, Mississippi counties · 2000

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

01Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-7.6%+0%

02Washington County, MSMS40,446-7.3%+0%

03Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-6.9%+0%

04Quitman County, MSMS5,364-3.6%+0%

05Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-3.3%+0%

06Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-3.0%+0%

07Adams County, MSMS30,061-2.9%+0%

08Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877-2.0%+0%

09Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-1.6%+0%

10Hinds County, MSMS211,888-1.4%+0%

11Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-0.6%+0%

12Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-0.4%+0%

13Benton County, MSMS7,502-0.2%+0%

14Holmes County, MSMS15,465+0.0%+0%

15Marion County, MSMS24,001+0.2%+0%

16Webster County, MSMS10,167+0.7%+0%

17Franklin County, MSMS7,491+0.8%+0%

18Kemper County, MSMS8,600+0.9%+0%

19Calhoun County, MSMS12,643+1.1%+0%

20Leflore County, MSMS25,686+1.6%+0%

21Amite County, MSMS12,487+2.0%+0%

22Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317+3.4%+0%

23Warren County, MSMS41,759+3.7%+0%

24Clarke County, MSMS15,102+3.7%+0%

25Winston County, MSMS17,473+3.7%+0%

26Lowndes County, MSMS57,346+3.8%+0%

27Monroe County, MSMS33,318+3.9%+0%

28Claiborne County, MSMS8,058+4.1%+0%

29Clay County, MSMS18,238+4.1%+0%

30Copiah County, MSMS27,497+4.2%+0%

31Sunflower County, MSMS22,893+4.6%+0%

32Jones County, MSMS66,496+4.7%+0%

33Pike County, MSMS38,712+5.6%+0%

34Walthall County, MSMS13,928+5.6%+0%

35Jasper County, MSMS15,785+6.0%+0%

36Forrest County, MSMS79,034+6.3%+0%

37Attala County, MSMS17,100+6.4%+0%

38Lawrence County, MSMS11,819+6.4%+0%

39Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582+6.6%+0%

40Tippah County, MSMS21,389+6.7%+0%

41Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730+7.5%+0%

42Choctaw County, MSMS8,048+7.6%+0%

43Newton County, MSMS20,960+7.6%+0%

44Grenada County, MSMS20,868+7.9%+0%

45Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639+8.4%+0%

46Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375+8.5%+0%

47Wayne County, MSMS19,807+8.7%+0%

48Alcorn County, MSMS34,569+8.9%+0%

49Smith County, MSMS13,991+9.4%+0%

50Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+9.5%+0%

51Prentiss County, MSMS25,284+9.8%+0%

52Yazoo County, MSMS22,947+10.4%+0%

53Perry County, MSMS11,577+11.7%+0%

54Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+11.8%+0%

55Jefferson County, MSMS6,825+12.6%+0%

56Tunica County, MSMS8,819+13.0%+0%

57Leake County, MSMS21,662+13.6%+0%

58Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+13.8%+0%

59Jackson County, MSMS147,666+14.0%+0%

60Panola County, MSMS32,691+14.3%+0%

61Harrison County, MSMS217,136+14.7%+0%

62George County, MSMS26,331+14.8%+0%

63Union County, MSMS28,459+14.8%+0%

64Marshall County, MSMS34,654+15.3%+0%

65Simpson County, MSMS25,498+15.4%+0%

66Lee County, MSMS83,731+15.5%+0%

67Neshoba County, MSMS28,732+15.7%+0%

68Carroll County, MSMS9,226+16.6%+0%

69Covington County, MSMS17,898+17.4%+0%

70Scott County, MSMS28,073+17.8%+0%

71Tate County, MSMS28,725+18.4%+0%

72Issaquena County, MSMS1,263+19.1%+0%

73Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+20.2%+0%

74Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+21.7%+0%

75Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+25.6%+0%

76Stone County, MSMS19,654+26.7%+0%

77Lamar County, MSMS67,403+28.4%+0%

78Greene County, MSMS13,707+30.1%+0%

79Rankin County, MSMS162,181+32.3%+0%

80Hancock County, MSMS46,873+35.3%+0%

81Madison County, MSMS116,298+38.8%+0%

82DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+57.9%+0%

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