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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.

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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%

08Madison County, MSMS116,2983,847−4%

09Lowndes County, MSMS57,3463,836−6%

10Hancock County, MSMS46,8733,786−0%

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

12Lamar County, MSMS67,4033,422−13%

13Lee County, MSMS83,7313,362−13%

14Jones County, MSMS66,4963,043−6%

15Warren County, MSMS41,7592,427−4%

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

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

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

19Pike County, MSMS38,7121,651−18%

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

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

22George County, MSMS26,3311,396−24%

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

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

25Alcorn County, MSMS34,5691,319−14%

26Adams County, MSMS30,0611,269−20%

27Simpson County, MSMS25,4981,216−16%

28Scott County, MSMS28,0731,166−6%

29Yazoo County, MSMS22,9471,165−25%

30Tate County, MSMS28,7251,124−18%

31Stone County, MSMS19,6541,114−19%

32Panola County, MSMS32,6911,105−18%

33Prentiss County, MSMS25,2841,101−9%

34Marion County, MSMS24,0011,088−5%

35Itawamba County, MSMS24,1521,086−7%

36Newton County, MSMS20,9601,057−19%

37Copiah County, MSMS27,4971,044−3%

38Leake County, MSMS21,6621,026+1%

39Grenada County, MSMS20,8681,015−8%

40Union County, MSMS28,4591,013−5%

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

42Tippah County, MSMS21,389972+22%

43Clay County, MSMS18,238871−20%

44Covington County, MSMS17,898846−19%

45Attala County, MSMS17,100832−20%

46Greene County, MSMS13,707816+7%

47Coahoma County, MSMS19,849809−21%

48Winston County, MSMS17,473790−14%

49Jasper County, MSMS15,785759−20%

50Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639732−36%

51Bolivar County, MSMS28,262714−35%

52Sunflower County, MSMS22,893706−1%

53Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375692+16%

54Wayne County, MSMS19,807676−1%

55Clarke County, MSMS15,102669−24%

56Perry County, MSMS11,577654−6%

57Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877581−1%

58Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730560+26%

59Kemper County, MSMS8,600534+52%

60Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941525−0%

61Holmes County, MSMS15,465519+6%

62Smith County, MSMS13,991512−31%

63Leflore County, MSMS25,686489−10%

64Calhoun County, MSMS12,643488+22%

65Walthall County, MSMS13,928438+9%

66Carroll County, MSMS9,226433+4%

67Webster County, MSMS10,167425+22%

68Montgomery County, MSMS9,354413−27%

69Lawrence County, MSMS11,819407−25%

70Franklin County, MSMS7,491399−8%

71Amite County, MSMS12,487373−44%

72Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582325+8%

73Quitman County, MSMS5,364323−2%

74Choctaw County, MSMS8,048310−24%

75Noxubee County, MSMS9,798305−26%

76Benton County, MSMS7,502289−51%

77Tunica County, MSMS8,819268−38%

78Jefferson County, MSMS6,825266−37%

79Claiborne County, MSMS8,058238−22%

80Humphreys County, MSMS7,001223−2%

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,09785−21%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26325−26%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES