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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. The median across all 82 is -331. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pike County, MS, up 53 places to #10.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

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

02▲1Washington County, MSMS40,446-4,476−10%

03▲25Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-3,796−244%

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

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

06▲3Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-2,723+119%

07▼5Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317-2,667−202%

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

09▲3Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877-1,838+499%

10▲53Pike County, MSMS38,712-1,612−178%

11▼7Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-1,541+48%

12▲5Holmes County, MSMS15,465-1,535−30800%

13▲28Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-1,533−167%

14▲36Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-1,077−334%

15▲14Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-1,005−259%

16▲22Tunica County, MSMS8,819-963−191%

17▲20Copiah County, MSMS27,497-871−175%

18▼8Monroe County, MSMS33,318-862−160%

19▼1Quitman County, MSMS5,364-812+118%

20▲1Attala County, MSMS17,100-789−167%

21▲1Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-784−16%

22▲25Carroll County, MSMS9,226-772−150%

23▲36Grenada County, MSMS20,868-761−145%

24▲25Jones County, MSMS66,496-750−126%

25▲9Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-703+45%

26▼6Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-623−487%

27▲19Jasper County, MSMS15,785-582−156%

28▼3Panola County, MSMS32,691-517−112%

29▲4Clarke County, MSMS15,102-513−180%

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

31▲4Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-468+135%

32▼8Simpson County, MSMS25,498-451−112%

33▼2Covington County, MSMS17,898-442−115%

34▼21Marion County, MSMS24,001-440−963%

35▲16Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-435−140%

36▲18Tippah County, MSMS21,389-426−133%

37▼18Clay County, MSMS18,238-398−146%

38▼11Kemper County, MSMS8,600-388−500%

39▼7Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-380+327%

40▲18Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730-376−128%

41▲7Neshoba County, MSMS28,732-355−109%

42▲11Newton County, MSMS20,960-331−121%

43▼17Winston County, MSMS17,473-241−133%

44▲11Amite County, MSMS12,487-233−186%

45▼29Smith County, MSMS13,991-218−116%

46▼2Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639-211−114%

47▲10Choctaw County, MSMS8,048-198−129%

48▼8Lawrence County, MSMS11,819-197−125%

49▲3Franklin County, MSMS7,491-184−359%

50▼35Alcorn County, MSMS34,569-171−106%

51▼15Benton County, MSMS7,502-144+620%

52▲10Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375-106−110%

53▲11Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-75−121%

54▼15Wayne County, MSMS19,807+28−98%

55▼32Walthall County, MSMS13,928+44−95%

56▼11Perry County, MSMS11,577+66−95%

57▲3Scott County, MSMS28,073+83−98%

58▲7Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+105−96%

59▲17Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+108−98%

60▼18Greene County, MSMS13,707+177−94%

61▼5Webster County, MSMS10,167+241+235%

62▼1Prentiss County, MSMS25,284+276−88%

63▲5Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+289−90%

64▼50Leake County, MSMS21,662+387−85%

65▲2Lee County, MSMS83,731+388−96%

66▼55Adams County, MSMS30,061+523−151%

67▼24Tate County, MSMS28,725+661−83%

68▲2Union County, MSMS28,459+682−79%

69▲4Hancock County, MSMS46,873+820−93%

70▲4Forrest County, MSMS79,034+876−80%

71▼63Marshall County, MSMS34,654+902−81%

72▼1Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+912−80%

73▼4Stone County, MSMS19,654+1,321−54%

74▼2George County, MSMS26,331+1,981−20%

75▲3Lamar County, MSMS67,403+3,181−63%

76▼10Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+3,218−68%

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

78▼3Jackson County, MSMS147,666+4,414−73%

79▲1Rankin County, MSMS162,181+5,150−82%

80▼1Madison 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES