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Most sparsely populated, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 43. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Leflore County, MS, up 10 places to #41.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Issaquena County, MSMS1,2633−44%

02Sharkey County, MSMS3,0977−53%

03▲1Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58211−26%

04▼1Kemper County, MSMS8,60011−18%

05▲1Jefferson County, MSMS6,82513−30%

06▲2Quitman County, MSMS5,36413−47%

07▼2Franklin County, MSMS7,49113−11%

08▼1Noxubee County, MSMS9,79814−22%

09Carroll County, MSMS9,22615−14%

10▲3Claiborne County, MSMS8,05817−32%

11▲1Humphreys County, MSMS7,00117−38%

12▲4Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87717−27%

13▼3Amite County, MSMS12,48717−8%

14▼3Perry County, MSMS11,57718−5%

15▼1Benton County, MSMS7,50218−7%

16▼1Greene County, MSMS13,70719+3%

17Choctaw County, MSMS8,04819−18%

18Tunica County, MSMS8,81919−4%

19▲1Holmes County, MSMS15,46520−28%

20▲2Calhoun County, MSMS12,64322−16%

21Clarke County, MSMS15,10222−16%

22▼3Smith County, MSMS13,99122−14%

23▲1Montgomery County, MSMS9,35423−23%

24▲2Attala County, MSMS17,10023−13%

25Jasper County, MSMS15,78523−13%

26▼3Webster County, MSMS10,16724−1%

27Wayne County, MSMS19,80724−7%

28▲3Yazoo County, MSMS22,94725−18%

29▼1Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37526−5%

30▼1Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94127−22%

31▼1Lawrence County, MSMS11,81927−11%

32Winston County, MSMS17,47329−13%

33▲2Bolivar County, MSMS28,26232−30%

34▲5Sunflower County, MSMS22,89333−33%

35▼2Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73033−14%

36▼2Walthall County, MSMS13,92834−8%

37▼1Copiah County, MSMS27,49735−4%

38▲2Coahoma County, MSMS19,84936−35%

39▼1Newton County, MSMS20,96036−4%

40▼3Leake County, MSMS21,66237+3%

41▲10Leflore County, MSMS25,68643−32%

42▲1Covington County, MSMS17,89843−8%

43▼1Simpson County, MSMS25,49843−8%

44▲1Monroe County, MSMS33,31844−12%

45▼1Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63944−3%

46▼5Stone County, MSMS19,65444+44%

47Marion County, MSMS24,00144−6%

48Clay County, MSMS18,23844−17%

49▼3Itawamba County, MSMS24,15245+6%

50▼1Scott County, MSMS28,07346−1%

51▼1Tippah County, MSMS21,38947+3%

52▲1Panola County, MSMS32,69148−5%

53▼1Marshall County, MSMS34,65449−1%

54▲2Grenada County, MSMS20,86849−10%

55Neshoba County, MSMS28,732500%

56▼2George County, MSMS26,33155+38%

57▲2Washington County, MSMS40,44656−36%

58▼1Lincoln County, MSMS35,01260+6%

59▼1Prentiss County, MSMS25,28461−1%

60Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09664+20%

61Adams County, MSMS30,06165−12%

62Union County, MSMS28,45968+12%

63▲2Warren County, MSMS41,75971−16%

64Tate County, MSMS28,72571+13%

65▼2Pearl River County, MSMS59,36373+22%

66Alcorn County, MSMS34,569860%

67Lafayette County, MSMS59,59794+54%

68▲2Pike County, MSMS38,71295−1%

69▼1Jones County, MSMS66,49696+2%

70▼1Hancock County, MSMS46,87399+9%

71Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317100−10%

72Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896113+21%

73Lowndes County, MSMS57,346113−7%

74Lamar County, MSMS67,403136+73%

75Madison County, MSMS116,298163+56%

76Forrest County, MSMS79,034170+9%

77Lee County, MSMS83,731186+11%

78Jackson County, MSMS147,666204+12%

79Rankin County, MSMS162,181209+41%

80Hinds County, MSMS211,888244−16%

81Harrison County, MSMS217,136379+15%

82DeSoto County, MSMS197,918415+85%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES