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Largest by population, Mississippi counties · 2000

The most populous Mississippi counties as of the 2000 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 1990

01Hinds County, MSMS250,800−1%

02Harrison County, MSMS189,601+15%

03Jackson County, MSMS131,420+14%

04Rankin County, MSMS115,327+32%

05DeSoto County, MSMS107,199+58%

06Lauderdale County, MSMS78,161+3%

07Lee County, MSMS75,755+16%

08Madison County, MSMS74,674+39%

09Forrest County, MSMS72,604+6%

10Jones County, MSMS64,958+5%

11Washington County, MSMS62,977−7%

12Lowndes County, MSMS61,586+4%

13Warren County, MSMS49,644+4%

14Pearl River County, MSMS48,621+26%

15Hancock County, MSMS42,967+35%

16Oktibbeha County, MSMS42,902+12%

17Bolivar County, MSMS40,633−3%

18Lamar County, MSMS39,070+28%

19Pike County, MSMS38,940+6%

20Lafayette County, MSMS38,744+22%

21Monroe County, MSMS38,014+4%

22Leflore County, MSMS37,947+2%

23Marshall County, MSMS34,993+15%

24Alcorn County, MSMS34,558+9%

25Sunflower County, MSMS34,369+5%

26Adams County, MSMS34,340−3%

27Panola County, MSMS34,274+14%

28Lincoln County, MSMS33,166+10%

29Coahoma County, MSMS30,622−3%

30Copiah County, MSMS28,757+4%

31Neshoba County, MSMS28,684+16%

32Scott County, MSMS28,423+18%

33Yazoo County, MSMS28,149+10%

34Simpson County, MSMS27,639+15%

35Pontotoc County, MSMS26,726+20%

36Marion County, MSMS25,595+0%

37Prentiss County, MSMS25,556+10%

38Tate County, MSMS25,370+18%

39Union County, MSMS25,362+15%

40Grenada County, MSMS23,263+8%

41Itawamba County, MSMS22,770+14%

42Clay County, MSMS21,979+4%

43Newton County, MSMS21,838+8%

44Holmes County, MSMS21,609+0%

45Wayne County, MSMS21,216+9%

46Leake County, MSMS20,940+14%

47Tippah County, MSMS20,826+7%

48Winston County, MSMS20,160+4%

49Attala County, MSMS19,661+6%

50Chickasaw County, MSMS19,440+7%

51Covington County, MSMS19,407+17%

52Tishomingo County, MSMS19,163+8%

53George County, MSMS19,144+15%

54Jasper County, MSMS18,149+6%

55Clarke County, MSMS17,955+4%

56Smith County, MSMS16,182+9%

57Walthall County, MSMS15,156+6%

58Calhoun County, MSMS15,069+1%

59Tallahatchie County, MSMS14,903−2%

60Jefferson Davis County, MSMS13,962−1%

61Stone County, MSMS13,622+27%

62Amite County, MSMS13,599+2%

63Greene County, MSMS13,299+30%

64Lawrence County, MSMS13,258+6%

65Yalobusha County, MSMS13,051+8%

66Noxubee County, MSMS12,548−0%

67Montgomery County, MSMS12,189−2%

68Perry County, MSMS12,138+12%

69Claiborne County, MSMS11,831+4%

70Humphreys County, MSMS11,206−8%

71Carroll County, MSMS10,769+17%

72Kemper County, MSMS10,453+1%

73Wilkinson County, MSMS10,312+7%

74Webster County, MSMS10,294+1%

75Quitman County, MSMS10,117−4%

76Choctaw County, MSMS9,758+8%

77Jefferson County, MSMS9,740+13%

78Tunica County, MSMS9,227+13%

79Franklin County, MSMS8,448+1%

80Benton County, MSMS8,026−0%

81Sharkey County, MSMS6,580−7%

82Issaquena County, MSMS2,274+19%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS