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Largest veteran population, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 1,007. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lincoln County, MS, up 19 places to #23.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Harrison County, MSMS217,13620,597−8%

02Jackson County, MSMS147,66611,491−5%

03DeSoto County, MSMS197,91810,515−3%

04Hinds County, MSMS211,8889,612−10%

05Rankin County, MSMS162,1818,654+3%

06Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3174,331−11%

07Forrest County, MSMS79,0343,864−9%

08▲1Madison County, MSMS116,2983,847−4%

09▼1Lowndes County, MSMS57,3463,836−6%

10▲3Hancock County, MSMS46,8733,7860%

11Pearl River County, MSMS59,3633,651−7%

12▼2Lamar County, MSMS67,4033,422−13%

13▼1Lee County, MSMS83,7313,362−13%

14Jones County, MSMS66,4963,043−6%

15Warren County, MSMS41,7592,427−4%

16▲3Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8962,191+17%

17▼1Lafayette County, MSMS59,5972,172+6%

18Monroe County, MSMS33,3182,007+3%

19▼2Pike County, MSMS38,7121,651−18%

20▲3Washington County, MSMS40,4461,595+1%

21▲1Marshall County, MSMS34,6541,401−14%

22▼2George County, MSMS26,3311,396−24%

23▲19Lincoln County, MSMS35,0121,363+27%

24▲10Neshoba County, MSMS28,7321,337+11%

25▲1Alcorn County, MSMS34,5691,319−14%

26▼2Adams County, MSMS30,0611,269−20%

27Simpson County, MSMS25,4981,216−16%

28▲4Scott County, MSMS28,0731,166−6%

29▼4Yazoo County, MSMS22,9471,165−25%

30▼1Tate County, MSMS28,7251,124−18%

31▼3Stone County, MSMS19,6541,114−19%

32▼2Panola County, MSMS32,6911,105−18%

33Prentiss County, MSMS25,2841,101−9%

34▲2Marion County, MSMS24,0011,088−5%

35Itawamba County, MSMS24,1521,086−7%

36▼5Newton County, MSMS20,9601,057−19%

37▲4Copiah County, MSMS27,4971,044−3%

38▲9Leake County, MSMS21,6621,026+1%

39▼1Grenada County, MSMS20,8681,015−8%

40▲3Union County, MSMS28,4591,013−5%

41▼20Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0961,007−38%

42▲9Tippah County, MSMS21,389972+22%

43▼3Clay County, MSMS18,238871−20%

44Covington County, MSMS17,898846−19%

45Attala County, MSMS17,100832−20%

46▲6Greene County, MSMS13,707816+7%

47▼1Coahoma County, MSMS19,849809−21%

48▲1Winston County, MSMS17,473790−14%

49▼1Jasper County, MSMS15,785759−20%

50▼13Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639732−36%

51▼12Bolivar County, MSMS28,262714−35%

52▲2Sunflower County, MSMS22,893706−1%

53▲5Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375692+16%

54▲2Wayne County, MSMS19,807676−1%

55▼5Clarke County, MSMS15,102669−24%

56▼1Perry County, MSMS11,577654−6%

57▲3Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877581−1%

58▲8Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730560+26%

59▲16Kemper County, MSMS8,600534+52%

60▲4Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9415250%

61▲4Holmes County, MSMS15,465519+6%

62▼9Smith County, MSMS13,991512−31%

63▼1Leflore County, MSMS25,686489−10%

64▲10Calhoun County, MSMS12,643488+22%

65▲8Walthall County, MSMS13,928438+9%

66▲4Carroll County, MSMS9,226433+4%

67▲9Webster County, MSMS10,167425+22%

68▼7Montgomery County, MSMS9,354413−27%

69▼6Lawrence County, MSMS11,819407−25%

70▼3Franklin County, MSMS7,491399−8%

71▼14Amite County, MSMS12,487373−44%

72▲7Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582325+8%

73▲4Quitman County, MSMS5,364323−2%

74▼2Choctaw County, MSMS8,048310−24%

75▼4Noxubee County, MSMS9,798305−26%

76▼17Benton County, MSMS7,502289−51%

77▼9Tunica County, MSMS8,819268−38%

78▼9Jefferson County, MSMS6,825266−37%

79▼1Claiborne County, MSMS8,058238−22%

80Humphreys County, MSMS7,001223−2%

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,09785−21%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26325−26%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES