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Largest veteran population, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2020 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 1,077.

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01Harrison County, MSMS217,13622,388–

02Jackson County, MSMS147,66612,115–

03DeSoto County, MSMS197,91810,807–

04Hinds County, MSMS211,88810,680–

05Rankin County, MSMS162,1818,405–

06Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3174,845–

07Forrest County, MSMS79,0344,245–

08Lowndes County, MSMS57,3464,061–

09Madison County, MSMS116,2984,011–

10Lamar County, MSMS67,4033,938–

11Pearl River County, MSMS59,3633,926–

12Lee County, MSMS83,7313,882–

13Hancock County, MSMS46,8733,795–

14Jones County, MSMS66,4963,231–

15Warren County, MSMS41,7592,532–

16Lafayette County, MSMS59,5972,041–

17Pike County, MSMS38,7122,003–

18Monroe County, MSMS33,3181,952–

19Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8961,865–

20George County, MSMS26,3311,845–

21Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0961,633–

22Marshall County, MSMS34,6541,627–

23Washington County, MSMS40,4461,585–

24Adams County, MSMS30,0611,582–

25Yazoo County, MSMS22,9471,562–

26Alcorn County, MSMS34,5691,532–

27Simpson County, MSMS25,4981,455–

28Stone County, MSMS19,6541,382–

29Tate County, MSMS28,7251,366–

30Panola County, MSMS32,6911,351–

31Newton County, MSMS20,9601,307–

32Scott County, MSMS28,0731,246–

33Prentiss County, MSMS25,2841,213–

34Neshoba County, MSMS28,7321,200–

35Itawamba County, MSMS24,1521,162–

36Marion County, MSMS24,0011,140–

37Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6391,140–

38Grenada County, MSMS20,8681,101–

39Bolivar County, MSMS28,2621,093–

40Clay County, MSMS18,2381,083–

41Copiah County, MSMS27,4971,077–

42Lincoln County, MSMS35,0121,072–

43Union County, MSMS28,4591,068–

44Covington County, MSMS17,8981,040–

45Attala County, MSMS17,1001,034–

46Coahoma County, MSMS19,8491,028–

47Leake County, MSMS21,6621,016–

48Jasper County, MSMS15,785944–

49Winston County, MSMS17,473923–

50Clarke County, MSMS15,102886–

51Tippah County, MSMS21,389797–

52Greene County, MSMS13,707763–

53Smith County, MSMS13,991744–

54Sunflower County, MSMS22,893711–

55Perry County, MSMS11,577696–

56Wayne County, MSMS19,807685–

57Amite County, MSMS12,487662–

58Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375594–

59Benton County, MSMS7,502586–

60Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877586–

61Montgomery County, MSMS9,354569–

62Leflore County, MSMS25,686546–

63Lawrence County, MSMS11,819540–

64Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941527–

65Holmes County, MSMS15,465490–

66Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730444–

67Franklin County, MSMS7,491434–

68Tunica County, MSMS8,819432–

69Jefferson County, MSMS6,825422–

70Carroll County, MSMS9,226416–

71Noxubee County, MSMS9,798412–

72Choctaw County, MSMS8,048409–

73Walthall County, MSMS13,928402–

74Calhoun County, MSMS12,643399–

75Kemper County, MSMS8,600351–

76Webster County, MSMS10,167349–

77Quitman County, MSMS5,364329–

78Claiborne County, MSMS8,058306–

79Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582301–

80Humphreys County, MSMS7,001228–

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,097108–

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26334–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS