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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. The median across all 82 is 21,662. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: George County, MS, up 6 places to #33.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01▲1Harrison County, MSMS217,136+15%

02▼1Hinds 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%

10▲1Lamar County, MSMS67,403+73%

11▼1Jones County, MSMS66,496+2%

12▲2Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+54%

13Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+22%

14▼2Lowndes County, MSMS57,346−7%

15Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+21%

16Hancock County, MSMS46,873+9%

17▲1Warren County, MSMS41,759−16%

18▼1Washington County, MSMS40,446−36%

19Pike County, MSMS38,712−1%

20Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+6%

21▲2Marshall County, MSMS34,654−1%

22▼1Alcorn County, MSMS34,5690%

23▼1Monroe County, MSMS33,318−12%

24Panola County, MSMS32,691−5%

25Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+20%

26▲1Adams County, MSMS30,061−12%

27▲1Neshoba County, MSMS28,7320%

28▲3Tate County, MSMS28,725+13%

29▲4Union County, MSMS28,459+12%

30▼4Bolivar County, MSMS28,262−30%

31▲1Scott County, MSMS28,073−1%

32▼3Copiah County, MSMS27,497−4%

33▲6George County, MSMS26,331+38%

34▼4Leflore County, MSMS25,686−32%

35▲1Simpson County, MSMS25,498−8%

36▲1Prentiss County, MSMS25,284−1%

37▲3Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+6%

38Marion County, MSMS24,001−6%

39▼5Yazoo County, MSMS22,947−18%

40▼5Sunflower County, MSMS22,893−33%

41▲4Leake County, MSMS21,662+3%

42▼1Tippah County, MSMS21,389+3%

43▲1Newton County, MSMS20,960−4%

44▼2Grenada County, MSMS20,868−10%

45▼2Coahoma County, MSMS19,849−35%

46Wayne County, MSMS19,807−7%

47▲3Stone County, MSMS19,654+44%

48▼1Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639−3%

49▼1Clay County, MSMS18,238−17%

50▼1Covington County, MSMS17,898−8%

51▲1Winston County, MSMS17,473−13%

52▼1Attala County, MSMS17,100−13%

53Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730−14%

54▲1Jasper County, MSMS15,785−13%

55▼1Holmes 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%

62▲1Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375−5%

63▲1Lawrence County, MSMS11,819−11%

64▲1Perry County, MSMS11,577−5%

65▲1Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941−22%

66▼4Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877−27%

67▲2Webster County, MSMS10,167−1%

68▼1Noxubee County, MSMS9,798−22%

69▲1Montgomery County, MSMS9,354−23%

70▼2Carroll County, MSMS9,226−14%

71Tunica County, MSMS8,819−4%

72▲1Kemper County, MSMS8,600−18%

73▼1Claiborne County, MSMS8,058−32%

74▲1Choctaw County, MSMS8,048−18%

75▼1Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582−26%

76▲2Benton County, MSMS7,502−7%

77Franklin County, MSMS7,491−11%

78▼2Humphreys 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES