Mississippi Counties by Population (2024)

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82 counties

County
2024 Pop.
Change (2020)
Area (mi²)
Density (/mi²)
Location
Hinds County212,185-6.43%336244Hinds County location
Harrison County210,7810.94%222367Harrison County location
DeSoto County195,3504.96%184410DeSoto County location
Rankin County161,8562.99%299209Rankin County location
Jackson County147,8153.1%279204Jackson County location
Madison County113,7514.1%276159Madison County location
Lee County82,774-0.66%174184Lee County location
Forrest County78,4400.32%180168Forrest County location
Lauderdale County69,912-3.8%27299Lauderdale County location
Lamar County66,6883.57%192134Lamar County location
Jones County66,060-1.64%26895Jones County location
Lafayette County59,2045.89%24494Lafayette County location
Pearl River County58,7734.56%31372Pearl River County location
Lowndes County56,895-3.2%195113Lowndes County location
Oktibbeha County51,022-1.33%177111Oktibbeha County location
Hancock County46,3110.41%18398Hancock County location
Warren County41,961-5.8%22771Warren County location
Washington County41,368-7.33%27957Washington County location
Pike County39,101-2.71%15896Pike County location
Lincoln County34,640-0.54%22659Lincoln County location
Marshall County34,3411.66%27349Marshall County location
Alcorn County34,123-1.76%15485Alcorn County location
Monroe County33,650-1.43%29544Monroe County location
Panola County32,746-1.28%26448Panola County location
Pontotoc County31,7031.64%19264Pontotoc County location
Adams County28,975-1.52%17863Adams County location
Neshoba County28,774-0.75%22050Neshoba County location
Bolivar County28,475-7.65%33932Bolivar County location
Union County28,4362.21%16168Union County location
Tate County28,2630.5%15670Tate County location
Copiah County27,616-2.31%30036Copiah County location
Scott County27,454-1.86%23545Scott County location
Leflore County26,092-7.44%22944Leflore County location
George County26,0396.87%18554George County location
Simpson County25,807-0.36%22744Simpson County location
Yazoo County25,699-3.66%35628Yazoo County location
Prentiss County25,3791.63%16061Prentiss County location
Marion County24,282-0.38%20945Marion County location
Itawamba County24,2151.47%20645Itawamba County location
Sunflower County24,099-6.8%26935Sunflower County location
Leake County21,3130.32%22537Leake County location
Tippah County21,136-2.79%17746Tippah County location
Newton County21,015-1.13%22336Newton County location
Grenada County20,996-2.69%16350Grenada County location
Coahoma County19,919-6.15%21336Coahoma County location
Wayne County19,8230.08%31324Wayne County location
Stone County18,8712.92%17242Stone County location
Tishomingo County18,393-2.4%16443Tishomingo County location
Clay County18,101-2.8%15844Clay County location
Covington County17,976-1.74%16043Covington County location
Winston County17,328-2.05%23429Winston County location
Attala County17,188-3.54%28423Attala County location
Chickasaw County16,869-1.27%19434Chickasaw County location
Jasper County15,949-2.45%26124Jasper County location
Holmes County15,443-8.52%29220Holmes County location
Clarke County15,253-1.88%26722Clarke County location
Smith County14,116-0.54%24522Smith County location
Walthall County13,9020.22%15634Walthall County location
Greene County13,6360.72%27519Greene County location
Calhoun County12,524-5.26%22721Calhoun County location
Yalobusha County12,359-0.64%18026Yalobusha County location
Amite County12,325-2.95%28217Amite County location
Lawrence County11,721-2.15%16627Lawrence County location
Tallahatchie County11,607-8.23%24918Tallahatchie County location
Perry County11,232-1.94%25017Perry County location
Jefferson Davis County10,859-3.64%15727Jefferson Davis County location
Webster County10,0321.31%16324Webster County location
Noxubee County9,828-3.92%26814Noxubee County location
Montgomery County9,637-1.6%15724Montgomery County location
Carroll County9,334-6.04%24215Carroll County location
Tunica County9,061-6.9%17520Tunica County location
Kemper County8,498-5.16%29611Kemper County location
Claiborne County8,459-7.01%18817Claiborne County location
Choctaw County8,081-1.58%16119Choctaw County location
Wilkinson County7,913-7.19%26212Wilkinson County location
Franklin County7,609-0.73%21813Franklin County location
Benton County7,320-4.49%15718Benton County location
Humphreys County7,078-8.55%16217Humphreys County location
Jefferson County6,815-5.94%20113Jefferson County location
Quitman County5,418-12.03%15613Quitman County location
Sharkey County3,210-14.9%1677Sharkey County location
Issaquena County1,250-5.87%1593Issaquena County location
  1. State Data Center of Mississippi
  2. US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  3. US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  4. American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
  5. Census QuickFacts
  6. Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)

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