Mississippi Counties by Population

The most populated counties in Mississippi are Hinds County with 214,870, Harrison County at 210,612, DeSoto County with 193,247, Rankin County at 160,417, and Jackson County with 146,389. You can get the most current Census population data for all 82 Mississippi counties, sorted from the most populous counties in Mississippi to the least, according to the 2023 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 Hinds County 214,870
2 Harrison County 210,612
3 DeSoto County 193,247
4 Rankin County 160,417
5 Jackson County 146,389
6 Madison County 112,511
7 Lee County 82,799
8 Forrest County 78,208
9 Lauderdale County 70,527
10 Jones County 66,250
11 Lamar County 66,217
12 Lafayette County 58,467
13 Pearl River County 57,978
14 Lowndes County 57,283
15 Oktibbeha County 51,203
16 Hancock County 46,159
17 Warren County 42,298
18 Washington County 41,946
19 Pike County 39,394
20 Lincoln County 34,702
21 Alcorn County 34,135
22 Marshall County 34,123
23 Monroe County 33,609
24 Panola County 32,669
25 Pontotoc County 31,535
26 Bolivar County 28,968
27 Neshoba County 28,789
28 Adams County 28,746
29 Union County 28,284
30 Tate County 28,261
31 Copiah County 27,664
32 Scott County 27,507
33 Leflore County 26,378
34 Yazoo County 25,796
35 Simpson County 25,715
36 George County 25,619
37 Prentiss County 25,135
38 Sunflower County 24,468
39 Marion County 24,224
40 Itawamba County 24,093
41 Tippah County 21,287
42 Leake County 21,258
43 Grenada County 21,065
44 Newton County 21,019
45 Coahoma County 20,077
46 Wayne County 19,703
47 Stone County 18,756
48 Tishomingo County 18,507
49 Clay County 18,206
50 Covington County 18,059
51 Winston County 17,416
52 Attala County 17,359
53 Chickasaw County 16,866
54 Jasper County 16,013
55 Holmes County 15,777
56 Clarke County 15,228
57 Smith County 14,099
58 Walthall County 13,863
59 Greene County 13,601
60 Calhoun County 12,685
61 Amite County 12,442
62 Yalobusha County 12,386
63 Tallahatchie County 11,837
64 Lawrence County 11,741
65 Perry County 11,315
66 Jefferson Davis County 10,969
67 Webster County 9,988
68 Noxubee County 9,914
69 Montgomery County 9,600
70 Carroll County 9,535
71 Tunica County 9,234
72 Claiborne County 8,617
73 Kemper County 8,584
74 Choctaw County 8,088
75 Wilkinson County 8,058
76 Franklin County 7,610
77 Benton County 7,438
78 Humphreys County 7,216
79 Jefferson County 6,941
80 Quitman County 5,546
81 Sharkey County 3,336
82 Issaquena County 1,256

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. March 2024. http://www.census.gov/.

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