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Most densely populated, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 43. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Stone County, MS, up 5 places to #37.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01DeSoto County, MSMS197,918415+85%

02Harrison County, MSMS217,136379+15%

03Hinds County, MSMS211,888244−16%

04Rankin County, MSMS162,181209+41%

05Jackson County, MSMS147,666204+12%

06Lee County, MSMS83,731186+11%

07Forrest County, MSMS79,034170+9%

08Madison County, MSMS116,298163+56%

09Lamar County, MSMS67,403136+73%

10Lowndes County, MSMS57,346113−7%

11Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896113+21%

12Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317100−10%

13▲1Hancock County, MSMS46,87399+9%

14▲1Jones County, MSMS66,49696+2%

15▼2Pike County, MSMS38,71295−1%

16Lafayette County, MSMS59,59794+54%

17Alcorn County, MSMS34,569860%

18▲2Pearl River County, MSMS59,36373+22%

19Tate County, MSMS28,72571+13%

20▼2Warren County, MSMS41,75971−16%

21Union County, MSMS28,45968+12%

22Adams County, MSMS30,06165−12%

23Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09664+20%

24▲1Prentiss County, MSMS25,28461−1%

25▲1Lincoln County, MSMS35,01260+6%

26▼2Washington County, MSMS40,44656−36%

27▲2George County, MSMS26,33155+38%

28Neshoba County, MSMS28,732500%

29▼2Grenada County, MSMS20,86849−10%

30▲1Marshall County, MSMS34,65449−1%

31▼1Panola County, MSMS32,69148−5%

32▲1Tippah County, MSMS21,38947+3%

33▲1Scott County, MSMS28,07346−1%

34▲3Itawamba County, MSMS24,15245+6%

35Clay County, MSMS18,23844−17%

36Marion County, MSMS24,00144−6%

37▲5Stone County, MSMS19,65444+44%

38▲1Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63944−3%

39▼1Monroe County, MSMS33,31844−12%

40▲1Simpson County, MSMS25,49843−8%

41▼1Covington County, MSMS17,89843−8%

42▼10Leflore County, MSMS25,68643−32%

43▲3Leake County, MSMS21,66237+3%

44▲1Newton County, MSMS20,96036−4%

45▼2Coahoma County, MSMS19,84936−35%

46▲1Copiah County, MSMS27,49735−4%

47▲2Walthall County, MSMS13,92834−8%

48▲2Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73033−14%

49▼5Sunflower County, MSMS22,89333−33%

50▼2Bolivar County, MSMS28,26232−30%

51Winston County, MSMS17,47329−13%

52▲1Lawrence County, MSMS11,81927−11%

53▲1Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94127−22%

54▲1Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37526−5%

55▼3Yazoo County, MSMS22,94725−18%

56Wayne County, MSMS19,80724−7%

57▲3Webster County, MSMS10,16724−1%

58Jasper County, MSMS15,78523−13%

59▼2Attala County, MSMS17,10023−13%

60▼1Montgomery County, MSMS9,35423−23%

61▲3Smith County, MSMS13,99122−14%

62Clarke County, MSMS15,10222−16%

63▼2Calhoun County, MSMS12,64322−16%

64▼1Holmes County, MSMS15,46520−28%

65Tunica County, MSMS8,81919−4%

66Choctaw County, MSMS8,04819−18%

67▲1Greene County, MSMS13,70719+3%

68▲1Benton County, MSMS7,50218−7%

69▲3Perry County, MSMS11,57718−5%

70▲3Amite County, MSMS12,48717−8%

71▼4Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87717−27%

72▼1Humphreys County, MSMS7,00117−38%

73▼3Claiborne County, MSMS8,05817−32%

74Carroll County, MSMS9,22615−14%

75▲1Noxubee County, MSMS9,79814−22%

76▲2Franklin County, MSMS7,49113−11%

77▼2Quitman County, MSMS5,36413−47%

78▼1Jefferson County, MSMS6,82513−30%

79▲1Kemper County, MSMS8,60011−18%

80▼1Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58211−26%

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,0977−53%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,2633−44%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES