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Largest by population, Mississippi counties · 1990

The most populous Mississippi counties as of the 1990 population estimates. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 21,432.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS –

01Hinds County, MSMS254,441–

02Harrison County, MSMS165,365–

03Jackson County, MSMS115,243–

04Rankin County, MSMS87,161–

05Lauderdale County, MSMS75,555–

06Forrest County, MSMS68,314–

07Washington County, MSMS67,935–

08DeSoto County, MSMS67,910–

09Lee County, MSMS65,581–

10Jones County, MSMS62,031–

11Lowndes County, MSMS59,308–

12Madison County, MSMS53,794–

13Warren County, MSMS47,880–

14Bolivar County, MSMS41,875–

15Pearl River County, MSMS38,714–

16Oktibbeha County, MSMS38,375–

17Leflore County, MSMS37,341–

18Pike County, MSMS36,882–

19Monroe County, MSMS36,582–

20Adams County, MSMS35,356–

21Sunflower County, MSMS32,867–

22Lafayette County, MSMS31,826–

23Hancock County, MSMS31,760–

24Alcorn County, MSMS31,722–

25Coahoma County, MSMS31,665–

26Lamar County, MSMS30,424–

27Marshall County, MSMS30,361–

28Lincoln County, MSMS30,278–

29Panola County, MSMS29,996–

30Copiah County, MSMS27,592–

31Marion County, MSMS25,544–

32Yazoo County, MSMS25,506–

33Neshoba County, MSMS24,800–

34Scott County, MSMS24,137–

35Simpson County, MSMS23,953–

36Prentiss County, MSMS23,278–

37Pontotoc County, MSMS22,237–

38Union County, MSMS22,085–

39Holmes County, MSMS21,604–

40Grenada County, MSMS21,555–

41Tate County, MSMS21,432–

42Clay County, MSMS21,120–

43Newton County, MSMS20,291–

44Itawamba County, MSMS20,017–

45Tippah County, MSMS19,523–

46Wayne County, MSMS19,517–

47Winston County, MSMS19,433–

48Attala County, MSMS18,481–

49Leake County, MSMS18,436–

50Chickasaw County, MSMS18,085–

51Tishomingo County, MSMS17,683–

52Clarke County, MSMS17,313–

53Jasper County, MSMS17,114–

54George County, MSMS16,673–

55Covington County, MSMS16,527–

56Tallahatchie County, MSMS15,210–

57Calhoun County, MSMS14,908–

58Smith County, MSMS14,798–

59Walthall County, MSMS14,352–

60Jefferson Davis County, MSMS14,051–

61Amite County, MSMS13,328–

62Noxubee County, MSMS12,604–

63Lawrence County, MSMS12,458–

64Montgomery County, MSMS12,388–

65Humphreys County, MSMS12,134–

66Yalobusha County, MSMS12,033–

67Claiborne County, MSMS11,370–

68Perry County, MSMS10,865–

69Stone County, MSMS10,750–

70Quitman County, MSMS10,490–

71Kemper County, MSMS10,356–

72Webster County, MSMS10,222–

73Greene County, MSMS10,220–

74Wilkinson County, MSMS9,678–

75Carroll County, MSMS9,237–

76Choctaw County, MSMS9,071–

77Jefferson County, MSMS8,653–

78Franklin County, MSMS8,377–

79Tunica County, MSMS8,164–

80Benton County, MSMS8,046–

81Sharkey County, MSMS7,066–

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,909–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS