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Largest households, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by average household size (2024 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 2.49. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sharkey County, MS, up 51 places to #16.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZEVS 2010

01▲14Scott County, MSMS28,0732.840%

02▲3Union County, MSMS28,4592.83+7%

03▲10Leake County, MSMS21,6622.82−5%

04▲8Neshoba County, MSMS28,7322.77+1%

05▲15Lafayette County, MSMS59,5972.75+11%

06▲4Stone County, MSMS19,6542.72+9%

07▲25Jefferson County, MSMS6,8252.69+4%

08▼1DeSoto County, MSMS197,9182.68−3%

09▼5Copiah County, MSMS27,4972.66−4%

10▲42Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192.66+3%

11▼9Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0962.65−7%

12▼9George County, MSMS26,3312.64−3%

13▲3Simpson County, MSMS25,4982.64+2%

14▲25Sunflower County, MSMS22,8932.64−13%

15▼1Panola County, MSMS32,6912.63−5%

16▲51Sharkey County, MSMS3,0972.63−9%

17▲16Newton County, MSMS20,9602.62+1%

18▲25Lincoln County, MSMS35,0122.61+2%

19▼1Jones County, MSMS66,4962.600%

20▼19Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772.60−14%

21▼10Tippah County, MSMS21,3892.60+6%

22▲6Attala County, MSMS17,1002.59−2%

23▲33Walthall County, MSMS13,9282.59−8%

24▼15Lamar County, MSMS67,4032.58+1%

25▲40Marion County, MSMS24,0012.58−4%

26▲20Pearl River County, MSMS59,3632.57−3%

27▼19Leflore County, MSMS25,6862.56−9%

28▼3Pike County, MSMS38,7122.56−2%

29▼2Rankin County, MSMS162,1812.56−1%

30▲28Clarke County, MSMS15,1022.55+3%

31▲17Wayne County, MSMS19,8072.55+6%

32▲22Warren County, MSMS41,7592.530%

33▲11Humphreys County, MSMS7,0012.52−12%

34▲21Greene County, MSMS13,7072.51−5%

35▼14Lee County, MSMS83,7312.51−1%

36▼7Prentiss County, MSMS25,2842.51−3%

37▼31Claiborne County, MSMS8,0582.50−9%

38▼14Jackson County, MSMS147,6662.50−10%

39▼1Madison County, MSMS116,2982.50−4%

40▼21Smith County, MSMS13,9912.50−8%

41▼18Holmes County, MSMS15,4652.49−9%

42▼7Noxubee County, MSMS9,7982.49−10%

43▲8Harrison County, MSMS217,1362.48−6%

44▲3Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.47−4%

45▲23Grenada County, MSMS20,8682.47+3%

46▲27Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412.47−2%

47▲28Kemper County, MSMS8,6002.47+4%

48▲18Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.47−5%

49▼8Forrest County, MSMS79,0342.45−3%

50▼1Franklin County, MSMS7,4912.45−10%

51▼6Lowndes County, MSMS57,3462.45−2%

52▲8Washington County, MSMS40,4462.45−11%

53▼19Benton County, MSMS7,5022.44−7%

54▼32Covington County, MSMS17,8982.44−9%

55▼2Marshall County, MSMS34,6542.44−12%

56▼20Perry County, MSMS11,5772.44−4%

57▲19Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3752.44−4%

58▼8Tate County, MSMS28,7252.43−9%

59▼29Webster County, MSMS10,1672.42−4%

60▲1Jasper County, MSMS15,7852.40−5%

61▲1Winston County, MSMS17,4732.40−7%

62▼36Itawamba County, MSMS24,1522.39−5%

63▲6Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3172.390%

64▼33Monroe County, MSMS33,3182.39−4%

65▼25Coahoma County, MSMS19,8492.37−15%

66▼29Adams County, MSMS30,0612.36−10%

67▼4Bolivar County, MSMS28,2622.35−13%

68▼26Hinds County, MSMS211,8882.34−13%

69▼12Alcorn County, MSMS34,5692.32−13%

70▼11Clay County, MSMS18,2382.32−10%

71▼54Yazoo County, MSMS22,9472.31−21%

72▲7Montgomery County, MSMS9,3542.29−10%

73▼1Choctaw County, MSMS8,0482.28−5%

74▲7Hancock County, MSMS46,8732.27−15%

75▼11Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432.25−10%

76▲4Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822.23−10%

77▼7Carroll County, MSMS9,2262.17−15%

78Amite County, MSMS12,4872.13−20%

79▼2Quitman County, MSMS5,3642.13−19%

80▼6Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8962.10−12%

81▼10Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.08−17%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,2631.75−43%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES