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Largest by population, Mississippi counties · 2010

The most populous Mississippi counties as of the 2010 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

01Hinds County, MSMS245,285−2%

02Harrison County, MSMS187,105−1%

03DeSoto County, MSMS161,252+50%

04Rankin County, MSMS141,617+23%

05Jackson County, MSMS139,668+6%

06Madison County, MSMS95,203+27%

07Lee County, MSMS82,910+9%

08Lauderdale County, MSMS80,261+3%

09Forrest County, MSMS74,934+3%

10Jones County, MSMS67,761+4%

11Lowndes County, MSMS59,779−3%

12Pearl River County, MSMS55,834+15%

13Lamar County, MSMS55,658+42%

14Washington County, MSMS51,137−19%

15Warren County, MSMS48,773−2%

16Oktibbeha County, MSMS47,671+11%

17Lafayette County, MSMS47,351+22%

18Hancock County, MSMS43,929+2%

19Pike County, MSMS40,404+4%

20Marshall County, MSMS37,144+6%

21Alcorn County, MSMS37,057+7%

22Monroe County, MSMS36,989−3%

23Lincoln County, MSMS34,869+5%

24Panola County, MSMS34,707+1%

25Bolivar County, MSMS34,145−16%

26Leflore County, MSMS32,317−15%

27Adams County, MSMS32,297−6%

28Pontotoc County, MSMS29,957+12%

29Neshoba County, MSMS29,676+3%

30Sunflower County, MSMS29,450−14%

31Copiah County, MSMS29,449+2%

32Tate County, MSMS28,886+14%

33Scott County, MSMS28,264−1%

34Yazoo County, MSMS28,065−0%

35Simpson County, MSMS27,503−0%

36Union County, MSMS27,134+7%

37Marion County, MSMS27,088+6%

38Coahoma County, MSMS26,151−15%

39Prentiss County, MSMS25,276−1%

40Leake County, MSMS23,805+14%

41Itawamba County, MSMS23,401+3%

42George County, MSMS22,578+18%

43Tippah County, MSMS22,232+7%

44Grenada County, MSMS21,906−6%

45Newton County, MSMS21,720−1%

46Wayne County, MSMS20,747−2%

47Clay County, MSMS20,634−6%

48Tishomingo County, MSMS19,593+2%

49Covington County, MSMS19,568+1%

50Attala County, MSMS19,564−0%

51Holmes County, MSMS19,198−11%

52Winston County, MSMS19,198−5%

53Stone County, MSMS17,786+31%

54Chickasaw County, MSMS17,392−11%

55Jasper County, MSMS17,062−6%

56Clarke County, MSMS16,732−7%

57Smith County, MSMS16,491+2%

58Walthall County, MSMS15,443+2%

59Tallahatchie County, MSMS15,378+3%

60Calhoun County, MSMS14,962−1%

61Greene County, MSMS14,400+8%

62Amite County, MSMS13,131−3%

63Lawrence County, MSMS12,929−2%

64Yalobusha County, MSMS12,678−3%

65Jefferson Davis County, MSMS12,487−11%

66Perry County, MSMS12,250+1%

67Noxubee County, MSMS11,545−8%

68Montgomery County, MSMS10,925−10%

69Tunica County, MSMS10,778+17%

70Carroll County, MSMS10,597−2%

71Kemper County, MSMS10,456+0%

72Webster County, MSMS10,253−0%

73Wilkinson County, MSMS9,878−4%

74Claiborne County, MSMS9,604−19%

75Humphreys County, MSMS9,375−16%

76Benton County, MSMS8,729+9%

77Choctaw County, MSMS8,547−12%

78Quitman County, MSMS8,223−19%

79Franklin County, MSMS8,118−4%

80Jefferson County, MSMS7,726−21%

81Sharkey County, MSMS4,916−25%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,406−38%

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