RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Most population lost, Mississippi counties · 2000

Mississippi counties that lost the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, 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 +1,480.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Washington County, MSMS40,446-4,958–

02Hinds County, MSMS211,888-3,641–

03Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-1,242–

04Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-1,043–

05Adams County, MSMS30,061-1,016–

06Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-928–

07Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-486–

08Quitman County, MSMS5,364-373–

09Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877-307–

10Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-199–

11Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-89–

12Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-56–

13Benton County, MSMS7,502-20–

14Holmes County, MSMS15,465+5–

15Marion County, MSMS24,001+51–

16Franklin County, MSMS7,491+71–

17Webster County, MSMS10,167+72–

18Kemper County, MSMS8,600+97–

19Calhoun County, MSMS12,643+161–

20Amite County, MSMS12,487+271–

21Issaquena County, MSMS1,263+365–

22Claiborne County, MSMS8,058+461–

23Leflore County, MSMS25,686+606–

24Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582+634–

25Clarke County, MSMS15,102+642–

26Choctaw County, MSMS8,048+687–

27Winston County, MSMS17,473+727–

28Lawrence County, MSMS11,819+800–

29Walthall County, MSMS13,928+804–

30Clay County, MSMS18,238+859–

31Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375+1,018–

32Jasper County, MSMS15,785+1,035–

33Tunica County, MSMS8,819+1,063–

34Jefferson County, MSMS6,825+1,087–

35Copiah County, MSMS27,497+1,165–

36Attala County, MSMS17,100+1,180–

37Perry County, MSMS11,577+1,273–

38Tippah County, MSMS21,389+1,303–

39Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730+1,355–

40Smith County, MSMS13,991+1,384–

41Monroe County, MSMS33,318+1,432–

42Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639+1,480–

43Sunflower County, MSMS22,893+1,502–

44Carroll County, MSMS9,226+1,532–

45Newton County, MSMS20,960+1,547–

46Wayne County, MSMS19,807+1,699–

47Grenada County, MSMS20,868+1,708–

48Warren County, MSMS41,759+1,764–

49Pike County, MSMS38,712+2,058–

50Lowndes County, MSMS57,346+2,278–

51Prentiss County, MSMS25,284+2,278–

52George County, MSMS26,331+2,471–

53Leake County, MSMS21,662+2,504–

54Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317+2,606–

55Yazoo County, MSMS22,947+2,643–

56Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+2,753–

57Alcorn County, MSMS34,569+2,836–

58Stone County, MSMS19,654+2,872–

59Covington County, MSMS17,898+2,880–

60Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+2,888–

61Jones County, MSMS66,496+2,927–

62Greene County, MSMS13,707+3,079–

63Union County, MSMS28,459+3,277–

64Simpson County, MSMS25,498+3,686–

65Neshoba County, MSMS28,732+3,884–

66Tate County, MSMS28,725+3,938–

67Panola County, MSMS32,691+4,278–

68Scott County, MSMS28,073+4,286–

69Forrest County, MSMS79,034+4,290–

70Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+4,489–

71Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+4,527–

72Marshall County, MSMS34,654+4,632–

73Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+6,918–

74Lamar County, MSMS67,403+8,646–

75Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+9,907–

76Lee County, MSMS83,731+10,174–

77Hancock County, MSMS46,873+11,207–

78Jackson County, MSMS147,666+16,177–

79Madison County, MSMS116,298+20,880–

80Harrison County, MSMS217,136+24,236–

81Rankin County, MSMS162,181+28,166–

82DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+39,289–

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