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Most population lost, Mississippi counties · 2010

Mississippi counties that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, 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

01Washington County, MSMS40,446-11,840+139%

02Bolivar County, MSMS28,262-6,488+422%

03Leflore County, MSMS25,686-5,630−1029%

04Hinds County, MSMS211,888-5,515+51%

05Sunflower County, MSMS22,893-4,919−427%

06Coahoma County, MSMS19,849-4,471+329%

07Harrison County, MSMS217,136-2,496−110%

08Holmes County, MSMS15,465-2,411−48320%

09Claiborne County, MSMS8,058-2,227−583%

10Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730-2,048−251%

11Adams County, MSMS30,061-2,043+101%

12Jefferson County, MSMS6,825-2,014−285%

13Quitman County, MSMS5,364-1,894+408%

14Humphreys County, MSMS7,001-1,831+97%

15Lowndes County, MSMS57,346-1,807−179%

16Sharkey County, MSMS3,097-1,664+242%

17Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941-1,475+1557%

18Grenada County, MSMS20,868-1,357−179%

19Clay County, MSMS18,238-1,345−257%

20Montgomery County, MSMS9,354-1,264+535%

21Clarke County, MSMS15,102-1,223−290%

22Choctaw County, MSMS8,048-1,211−276%

23Jasper County, MSMS15,785-1,087−205%

24Monroe County, MSMS33,318-1,025−172%

25Noxubee County, MSMS9,798-1,003+1691%

26Winston County, MSMS17,473-962−232%

27Warren County, MSMS41,759-871−149%

28Issaquena County, MSMS1,263-868−338%

29Wayne County, MSMS19,807-469−128%

30Amite County, MSMS12,487-468−273%

31Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582-434−168%

32Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375-373−137%

33Franklin County, MSMS7,491-330−565%

34Lawrence County, MSMS11,819-329−141%

35Prentiss County, MSMS25,284-280−112%

36Carroll County, MSMS9,226-172−111%

37Scott County, MSMS28,073-159−104%

38Simpson County, MSMS25,498-136−104%

39Newton County, MSMS20,960-118−108%

40Calhoun County, MSMS12,643-107−166%

41Attala County, MSMS17,100-97−108%

42Yazoo County, MSMS22,947-84−103%

43Webster County, MSMS10,167-41−157%

44Kemper County, MSMS8,600+3−97%

45Perry County, MSMS11,577+112−91%

46Covington County, MSMS17,898+161−94%

47Walthall County, MSMS13,928+287−64%

48Smith County, MSMS13,991+309−78%

49Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639+430−71%

50Panola County, MSMS32,691+433−90%

51Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877+475−255%

52Itawamba County, MSMS24,152+631−77%

53Copiah County, MSMS27,497+692−41%

54Benton County, MSMS7,502+703−3615%

55Hancock County, MSMS46,873+962−91%

56Neshoba County, MSMS28,732+992−74%

57Greene County, MSMS13,707+1,101−64%

58Tippah County, MSMS21,389+1,406+8%

59Pike County, MSMS38,712+1,464−29%

60Marion County, MSMS24,001+1,493+2827%

61Tunica County, MSMS8,819+1,551+46%

62Lincoln County, MSMS35,012+1,703−41%

63Union County, MSMS28,459+1,772−46%

64Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317+2,100−19%

65Marshall County, MSMS34,654+2,151−54%

66Forrest County, MSMS79,034+2,330−46%

67Alcorn County, MSMS34,569+2,499−12%

68Jones County, MSMS66,496+2,803−4%

69Leake County, MSMS21,662+2,865+14%

70Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096+3,231−28%

71George County, MSMS26,331+3,434+39%

72Tate County, MSMS28,725+3,516−11%

73Stone County, MSMS19,654+4,164+45%

74Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896+4,769+5%

75Lee County, MSMS83,731+7,155−30%

76Pearl River County, MSMS59,363+7,213−27%

77Jackson County, MSMS147,666+8,248−49%

78Lafayette County, MSMS59,597+8,607+24%

79Lamar County, MSMS67,403+16,588+92%

80Madison County, MSMS116,298+20,529−2%

81Rankin County, MSMS162,181+26,290−7%

82DeSoto County, MSMS197,918+54,053+38%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS