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Fastest shrinking, Mississippi counties · 2010

Mississippi counties with the steepest population decline 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

01Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-38.2%−57.3 pts

02Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-25.3%−18.4 pts

03Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-20.7%−33.2 pts

04Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-18.8%−22.9 pts

05Washington County, MSMS40,446-18.8%−11.5 pts

06Quitman County, MSMS5,364-18.7%−15.2 pts

07Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-16.3%−8.7 pts

08Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-16.0%−13.0 pts

09Leflore County, MSMS25,686-14.8%−16.5 pts

10Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-14.6%−11.3 pts

11Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-14.3%−18.9 pts

12Choctaw County, MSMS8,048-12.4%−20.0 pts

13Holmes County, MSMS15,465-11.2%−11.2 pts

14Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-10.6%−9.9 pts

15Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730-10.5%−18.0 pts

16Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-10.4%−8.8 pts

17Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-8.0%−7.5 pts

18Clarke County, MSMS15,102-6.8%−10.5 pts

19Clay County, MSMS18,238-6.1%−10.2 pts

20Jasper County, MSMS15,785-6.0%−12.0 pts

21Adams County, MSMS30,061-5.9%−3.1 pts

22Grenada County, MSMS20,868-5.8%−13.8 pts

23Winston County, MSMS17,473-4.8%−8.5 pts

24Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-4.2%−10.8 pts

25Franklin County, MSMS7,491-3.9%−4.8 pts

26Amite County, MSMS12,487-3.4%−5.5 pts

27Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-2.9%−6.8 pts

28Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375-2.9%−11.3 pts

29Monroe County, MSMS33,318-2.7%−6.6 pts

30Lawrence County, MSMS11,819-2.5%−8.9 pts

31Wayne County, MSMS19,807-2.2%−10.9 pts

32Hinds County, MSMS211,888-2.2%−0.8 pts

33Warren County, MSMS41,759-1.8%−5.4 pts

34Carroll County, MSMS9,226-1.6%−18.2 pts

35Harrison County, MSMS217,136-1.3%−16.0 pts

36Prentiss County, MSMS25,284-1.1%−10.9 pts

37Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-0.7%−1.8 pts

38Scott County, MSMS28,073-0.6%−18.3 pts

39Newton County, MSMS20,960-0.5%−8.2 pts

40Attala County, MSMS17,100-0.5%−6.9 pts

41Simpson County, MSMS25,498-0.5%−15.9 pts

42Webster County, MSMS10,167-0.4%−1.1 pts

43Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-0.3%−10.7 pts

44Kemper County, MSMS8,600+0.0%−0.9 pts

45Covington County, MSMS17,898+0.8%−16.6 pts

46Perry County, MSMS11,577+0.9%−10.8 pts

47Panola County, MSMS32,691+1.3%−13.0 pts

48Walthall County, MSMS13,928+1.9%−3.7 pts

49Smith County, MSMS13,991+1.9%−7.4 pts

50Hancock County, MSMS46,873+2.2%−33.0 pts

51Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639+2.2%−6.1 pts

52Copiah County, MSMS27,497+2.4%−1.8 pts

53Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317+2.7%−0.8 pts

54Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+2.8%−11.0 pts

55Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877+3.2%+5.2 pts

56Forrest County, MSMS79,034+3.2%−3.1 pts

57Neshoba County, MSMS28,732+3.5%−12.2 pts

58Pike County, MSMS38,712+3.8%−1.8 pts

59Jones County, MSMS66,496+4.3%−0.4 pts

60Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+5.1%−4.4 pts

61Marion County, MSMS24,001+5.8%+5.6 pts

62Marshall County, MSMS34,654+6.1%−9.1 pts

63Jackson County, MSMS147,666+6.3%−7.8 pts

64Tippah County, MSMS21,389+6.8%+0.1 pts

65Union County, MSMS28,459+7.0%−7.9 pts

66Alcorn County, MSMS34,569+7.2%−1.7 pts

67Greene County, MSMS13,707+8.3%−21.8 pts

68Benton County, MSMS7,502+8.8%+9.0 pts

69Lee County, MSMS83,731+9.4%−6.1 pts

70Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+11.1%−0.7 pts

71Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+12.1%−8.1 pts

72Leake County, MSMS21,662+13.7%+0.1 pts

73Tate County, MSMS28,725+13.9%−4.5 pts

74Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+14.8%−10.8 pts

75Tunica County, MSMS8,819+16.8%+3.8 pts

76George County, MSMS26,331+17.9%+3.1 pts

77Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+22.2%+0.5 pts

78Rankin County, MSMS162,181+22.8%−9.5 pts

79Madison County, MSMS116,298+27.5%−11.3 pts

80Stone County, MSMS19,654+30.6%+3.9 pts

81Lamar County, MSMS67,403+42.5%+14.0 pts

82DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+50.4%−7.4 pts

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