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Largest by population, Mississippi counties · 2020

The most populous Mississippi counties as of the 2020 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, MSMS227,742−9%

02Harrison County, MSMS208,621+10%

03DeSoto County, MSMS185,314+73%

04Rankin County, MSMS157,031+36%

05Jackson County, MSMS143,252+9%

06Madison County, MSMS109,145+46%

07Lee County, MSMS83,343+10%

08Forrest County, MSMS78,158+8%

09Lauderdale County, MSMS72,984−7%

10Jones County, MSMS67,246+4%

11Lamar County, MSMS64,222+64%

12Lowndes County, MSMS58,879−4%

13Pearl River County, MSMS56,145+15%

14Lafayette County, MSMS55,813+44%

15Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,788+21%

16Hancock County, MSMS46,053+7%

17Washington County, MSMS44,922−29%

18Warren County, MSMS44,722−10%

19Pike County, MSMS40,324+4%

20Lincoln County, MSMS34,907+5%

21Alcorn County, MSMS34,740+1%

22Monroe County, MSMS34,180−10%

23Marshall County, MSMS33,752−4%

24Panola County, MSMS33,208−3%

25Pontotoc County, MSMS31,184+17%

26Bolivar County, MSMS30,985−24%

27Adams County, MSMS29,538−14%

28Neshoba County, MSMS29,087+1%

29Copiah County, MSMS28,368−1%

30Leflore County, MSMS28,339−25%

31Tate County, MSMS28,064+11%

32Scott County, MSMS27,990−2%

33Union County, MSMS27,777+10%

34Yazoo County, MSMS26,743−5%

35Sunflower County, MSMS25,971−24%

36Simpson County, MSMS25,949−6%

37Prentiss County, MSMS25,008−2%

38Marion County, MSMS24,441−5%

39George County, MSMS24,350+27%

40Itawamba County, MSMS23,863+5%

41Tippah County, MSMS21,815+5%

42Grenada County, MSMS21,629−7%

43Coahoma County, MSMS21,390−30%

44Newton County, MSMS21,291−3%

45Leake County, MSMS21,275+2%

46Wayne County, MSMS19,779−7%

47Tishomingo County, MSMS18,850−2%

48Clay County, MSMS18,636−15%

49Covington County, MSMS18,340−5%

50Stone County, MSMS18,333+35%

51Attala County, MSMS17,889−9%

52Winston County, MSMS17,714−12%

53Chickasaw County, MSMS17,106−12%

54Holmes County, MSMS17,000−21%

55Jasper County, MSMS16,367−10%

56Clarke County, MSMS15,615−13%

57Smith County, MSMS14,209−12%

58Walthall County, MSMS13,884−8%

59Greene County, MSMS13,530+2%

60Calhoun County, MSMS13,266−12%

61Amite County, MSMS12,720−6%

62Tallahatchie County, MSMS12,715−15%

63Yalobusha County, MSMS12,481−4%

64Lawrence County, MSMS12,016−9%

65Perry County, MSMS11,511−5%

66Jefferson Davis County, MSMS11,321−19%

67Noxubee County, MSMS10,285−18%

68Carroll County, MSMS9,998−7%

69Webster County, MSMS9,926−4%

70Montgomery County, MSMS9,822−19%

71Tunica County, MSMS9,782+6%

72Claiborne County, MSMS9,135−23%

73Kemper County, MSMS8,988−14%

74Wilkinson County, MSMS8,587−17%

75Choctaw County, MSMS8,246−15%

76Humphreys County, MSMS7,785−31%

77Franklin County, MSMS7,675−9%

78Benton County, MSMS7,646−5%

79Jefferson County, MSMS7,260−25%

80Quitman County, MSMS6,176−39%

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,800−42%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,338−41%

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