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Largest by population, Mississippi counties

The most populous Mississippi counties as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Harrison County, MSMS217,136+15%

02Hinds County, MSMS211,888−16%

03DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+85%

04Rankin County, MSMS162,181+41%

05Jackson County, MSMS147,666+12%

06Madison County, MSMS116,298+56%

07Lee County, MSMS83,731+11%

08Forrest County, MSMS79,034+9%

09Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317−10%

10Lamar County, MSMS67,403+73%

11Jones County, MSMS66,496+2%

12Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+54%

13Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+22%

14Lowndes County, MSMS57,346−7%

15Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+21%

16Hancock County, MSMS46,873+9%

17Warren County, MSMS41,759−16%

18Washington County, MSMS40,446−36%

19Pike County, MSMS38,712−1%

20Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+6%

21Marshall County, MSMS34,654−1%

22Alcorn County, MSMS34,569+0%

23Monroe County, MSMS33,318−12%

24Panola County, MSMS32,691−5%

25Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+20%

26Adams County, MSMS30,061−12%

27Neshoba County, MSMS28,732+0%

28Tate County, MSMS28,725+13%

29Union County, MSMS28,459+12%

30Bolivar County, MSMS28,262−30%

31Scott County, MSMS28,073−1%

32Copiah County, MSMS27,497−4%

33George County, MSMS26,331+38%

34Leflore County, MSMS25,686−32%

35Simpson County, MSMS25,498−8%

36Prentiss County, MSMS25,284−1%

37Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+6%

38Marion County, MSMS24,001−6%

39Yazoo County, MSMS22,947−18%

40Sunflower County, MSMS22,893−33%

41Leake County, MSMS21,662+3%

42Tippah County, MSMS21,389+3%

43Newton County, MSMS20,960−4%

44Grenada County, MSMS20,868−10%

45Coahoma County, MSMS19,849−35%

46Wayne County, MSMS19,807−7%

47Stone County, MSMS19,654+44%

48Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639−3%

49Clay County, MSMS18,238−17%

50Covington County, MSMS17,898−8%

51Winston County, MSMS17,473−13%

52Attala County, MSMS17,100−13%

53Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730−14%

54Jasper County, MSMS15,785−13%

55Holmes County, MSMS15,465−28%

56Clarke County, MSMS15,102−16%

57Smith County, MSMS13,991−14%

58Walthall County, MSMS13,928−8%

59Greene County, MSMS13,707+3%

60Calhoun County, MSMS12,643−16%

61Amite County, MSMS12,487−8%

62Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375−5%

63Lawrence County, MSMS11,819−11%

64Perry County, MSMS11,577−5%

65Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941−22%

66Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877−27%

67Webster County, MSMS10,167−1%

68Noxubee County, MSMS9,798−22%

69Montgomery County, MSMS9,354−23%

70Carroll County, MSMS9,226−14%

71Tunica County, MSMS8,819−4%

72Kemper County, MSMS8,600−18%

73Claiborne County, MSMS8,058−32%

74Choctaw County, MSMS8,048−18%

75Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582−26%

76Benton County, MSMS7,502−7%

77Franklin County, MSMS7,491−11%

78Humphreys County, MSMS7,001−38%

79Jefferson County, MSMS6,825−30%

80Quitman County, MSMS5,364−47%

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,097−53%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,263−44%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES