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Fastest shrinking, Mississippi counties · 2010

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

01Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-38.2%−300%

02Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-25.3%+268%

03Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-20.7%−265%

04Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-18.8%−564%

05Washington County, MSMS40,446-18.8%+158%

06Quitman County, MSMS5,364-18.7%+426%

07Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-16.3%+114%

08Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-16.0%+438%

09Leflore County, MSMS25,686-14.8%−1014%

10Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-14.6%+343%

11Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-14.3%−413%

12Choctaw County, MSMS8,048-12.4%−264%

13Holmes County, MSMS15,465-11.2%−48309%

14Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-10.6%+1568%

15Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730-10.5%−241%

16Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-10.4%+546%

17Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-8.0%+1699%

18Clarke County, MSMS15,102-6.8%−284%

19Clay County, MSMS18,238-6.1%−250%

20Jasper County, MSMS15,785-6.0%−199%

21Adams County, MSMS30,061-5.9%+107%

22Grenada County, MSMS20,868-5.8%−174%

23Winston County, MSMS17,473-4.8%−228%

24Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-4.2%−164%

25Franklin County, MSMS7,491-3.9%−561%

26Amite County, MSMS12,487-3.4%−269%

27Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-2.9%−176%

28Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375-2.9%−134%

29Monroe County, MSMS33,318-2.7%−169%

30Lawrence County, MSMS11,819-2.5%−139%

31Wayne County, MSMS19,807-2.2%−125%

32Hinds County, MSMS211,888-2.2%+54%

33Warren County, MSMS41,759-1.8%−148%

34Carroll County, MSMS9,226-1.6%−110%

35Harrison County, MSMS217,136-1.3%−109%

36Prentiss County, MSMS25,284-1.1%−111%

37Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-0.7%−166%

38Scott County, MSMS28,073-0.6%−103%

39Newton County, MSMS20,960-0.5%−107%

40Attala County, MSMS17,100-0.5%−108%

41Simpson County, MSMS25,498-0.5%−103%

42Webster County, MSMS10,167-0.4%−157%

43Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-0.3%−103%

44Kemper County, MSMS8,600+0.0%−97%

45Covington County, MSMS17,898+0.8%−95%

46Perry County, MSMS11,577+0.9%−92%

47Panola County, MSMS32,691+1.3%−91%

48Walthall County, MSMS13,928+1.9%−66%

49Smith County, MSMS13,991+1.9%−80%

50Hancock County, MSMS46,873+2.2%−94%

51Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639+2.2%−73%

52Copiah County, MSMS27,497+2.4%−43%

53Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317+2.7%−22%

54Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+2.8%−80%

55Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877+3.2%−258%

56Forrest County, MSMS79,034+3.2%−49%

57Neshoba County, MSMS28,732+3.5%−78%

58Pike County, MSMS38,712+3.8%−33%

59Jones County, MSMS66,496+4.3%−9%

60Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+5.1%−46%

61Marion County, MSMS24,001+5.8%+2822%

62Marshall County, MSMS34,654+6.1%−60%

63Jackson County, MSMS147,666+6.3%−55%

64Tippah County, MSMS21,389+6.8%+1%

65Union County, MSMS28,459+7.0%−53%

66Alcorn County, MSMS34,569+7.2%−19%

67Greene County, MSMS13,707+8.3%−73%

68Benton County, MSMS7,502+8.8%−3624%

69Lee County, MSMS83,731+9.4%−39%

70Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+11.1%−6%

71Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+12.1%−40%

72Leake County, MSMS21,662+13.7%+1%

73Tate County, MSMS28,725+13.9%−25%

74Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+14.8%−42%

75Tunica County, MSMS8,819+16.8%+29%

76George County, MSMS26,331+17.9%+21%

77Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+22.2%+2%

78Rankin County, MSMS162,181+22.8%−29%

79Madison County, MSMS116,298+27.5%−29%

80Stone County, MSMS19,654+30.6%+14%

81Lamar County, MSMS67,403+42.5%+49%

82DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+50.4%−13%

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