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Most population lost, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties that lost the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Hinds County, MSMS211,888-15,854+335%

02Washington County, MSMS40,446-4,476−10%

03Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-3,796−244%

04Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-3,078−305%

05Warren County, MSMS41,759-2,963−268%

06Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-2,723+119%

07Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317-2,667−202%

08Leflore County, MSMS25,686-2,653−538%

09Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877-1,838+499%

10Pike County, MSMS38,712-1,612−178%

11Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-1,541+48%

12Holmes County, MSMS15,465-1,535−30800%

13Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-1,533−167%

14Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-1,077−334%

15Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-1,005−259%

16Tunica County, MSMS8,819-963−191%

17Copiah County, MSMS27,497-871−175%

18Monroe County, MSMS33,318-862−160%

19Quitman County, MSMS5,364-812+118%

20Attala County, MSMS17,100-789−167%

21Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-784−16%

22Carroll County, MSMS9,226-772−150%

23Grenada County, MSMS20,868-761−145%

24Jones County, MSMS66,496-750−126%

25Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-703+45%

26Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-623−487%

27Jasper County, MSMS15,785-582−156%

28Panola County, MSMS32,691-517−112%

29Clarke County, MSMS15,102-513−180%

30Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-487+770%

31Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-468+135%

32Simpson County, MSMS25,498-451−112%

33Covington County, MSMS17,898-442−115%

34Marion County, MSMS24,001-440−963%

35Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-435−140%

36Tippah County, MSMS21,389-426−133%

37Clay County, MSMS18,238-398−146%

38Kemper County, MSMS8,600-388−500%

39Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-380+327%

40Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730-376−128%

41Neshoba County, MSMS28,732-355−109%

42Newton County, MSMS20,960-331−121%

43Winston County, MSMS17,473-241−133%

44Amite County, MSMS12,487-233−186%

45Smith County, MSMS13,991-218−116%

46Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639-211−114%

47Choctaw County, MSMS8,048-198−129%

48Lawrence County, MSMS11,819-197−125%

49Franklin County, MSMS7,491-184−359%

50Alcorn County, MSMS34,569-171−106%

51Benton County, MSMS7,502-144+620%

52Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375-106−110%

53Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-75−121%

54Wayne County, MSMS19,807+28−98%

55Walthall County, MSMS13,928+44−95%

56Perry County, MSMS11,577+66−95%

57Scott County, MSMS28,073+83−98%

58Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+105−96%

59Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+108−98%

60Greene County, MSMS13,707+177−94%

61Webster County, MSMS10,167+241+235%

62Prentiss County, MSMS25,284+276−88%

63Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+289−90%

64Leake County, MSMS21,662+387−85%

65Lee County, MSMS83,731+388−96%

66Adams County, MSMS30,061+523−151%

67Tate County, MSMS28,725+661−83%

68Union County, MSMS28,459+682−79%

69Hancock County, MSMS46,873+820−93%

70Forrest County, MSMS79,034+876−80%

71Marshall County, MSMS34,654+902−81%

72Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+912−80%

73Stone County, MSMS19,654+1,321−54%

74George County, MSMS26,331+1,981−20%

75Lamar County, MSMS67,403+3,181−63%

76Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+3,218−68%

77Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+3,784−45%

78Jackson County, MSMS147,666+4,414−73%

79Rankin County, MSMS162,181+5,150−82%

80Madison County, MSMS116,298+7,153−66%

81Harrison County, MSMS217,136+8,515−65%

82DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+12,604−68%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES