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Most densely populated, Mississippi counties · 2010

Mississippi counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01DeSoto County, MSMS197,918339+50%

02Harrison County, MSMS217,136326−1%

03Hinds County, MSMS211,888282−2%

04Jackson County, MSMS147,666193+6%

05Lee County, MSMS83,731184+9%

06Rankin County, MSMS162,181183+23%

07Forrest County, MSMS79,034161+3%

08Madison County, MSMS116,298133+27%

09Lowndes County, MSMS57,346118−3%

10Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317114+3%

11Lamar County, MSMS67,403112+42%

12Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896104+11%

13Pike County, MSMS38,71299+4%

14Jones County, MSMS66,49698+4%

15Hancock County, MSMS46,87393+2%

16Alcorn County, MSMS34,56993+7%

17Warren County, MSMS41,75983−2%

18Lafayette County, MSMS59,59775+22%

19Tate County, MSMS28,72571+14%

20Washington County, MSMS40,44671−19%

21Adams County, MSMS30,06170−6%

22Pearl River County, MSMS59,36369+15%

23Union County, MSMS28,45965+7%

24Prentiss County, MSMS25,28461−1%

25Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09660+12%

26Lincoln County, MSMS35,01259+5%

27Leflore County, MSMS25,68654−15%

28Marshall County, MSMS34,65453+6%

29Neshoba County, MSMS28,73252+3%

30Grenada County, MSMS20,86852−6%

31Panola County, MSMS32,69151+1%

32Clay County, MSMS18,23850−6%

33Marion County, MSMS24,00150+6%

34Tippah County, MSMS21,38949+7%

35Monroe County, MSMS33,31848−3%

36Covington County, MSMS17,89847+1%

37Coahoma County, MSMS19,84947−15%

38George County, MSMS26,33147+18%

39Simpson County, MSMS25,49847−0%

40Scott County, MSMS28,07346−1%

41Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63946+2%

42Itawamba County, MSMS24,15244+3%

43Sunflower County, MSMS22,89342−14%

44Leake County, MSMS21,66241+14%

45Stone County, MSMS19,65440+31%

46Bolivar County, MSMS28,26239−16%

47Walthall County, MSMS13,92838+2%

48Copiah County, MSMS27,49738+2%

49Newton County, MSMS20,96038−1%

50Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73035−11%

51Winston County, MSMS17,47332−5%

52Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94131−11%

53Yazoo County, MSMS22,94730−0%

54Lawrence County, MSMS11,81930−2%

55Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37527−3%

56Montgomery County, MSMS9,35427−10%

57Attala County, MSMS17,10027−0%

58Smith County, MSMS13,99126+2%

59Wayne County, MSMS19,80726−2%

60Calhoun County, MSMS12,64326−1%

61Holmes County, MSMS15,46525−11%

62Jasper County, MSMS15,78525−6%

63Webster County, MSMS10,16724−0%

64Clarke County, MSMS15,10224−7%

65Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87724+3%

66Tunica County, MSMS8,81924+17%

67Humphreys County, MSMS7,00122−16%

68Benton County, MSMS7,50221+9%

69Choctaw County, MSMS8,04820−12%

70Quitman County, MSMS5,36420−19%

71Greene County, MSMS13,70720+8%

72Claiborne County, MSMS8,05820−19%

73Perry County, MSMS11,57719+1%

74Amite County, MSMS12,48718−3%

75Carroll County, MSMS9,22617−2%

76Noxubee County, MSMS9,79817−8%

77Jefferson County, MSMS6,82515−21%

78Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58215−4%

79Franklin County, MSMS7,49114−4%

80Kemper County, MSMS8,60014+0%

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,09711−25%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,2633−38%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES