Mississippi Counties by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: August 7, 2025

The most populous counties in Mississippi are Harrison County with 213,730, Hinds County at 211,975, DeSoto County with 195,871, Rankin County at 160,573, and Jackson County with 147,002. 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 2024 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 Harrison County 213,730
2 Hinds County 211,975
3 DeSoto County 195,871
4 Rankin County 160,573
5 Jackson County 147,002
6 Madison County 114,247
7 Lee County 83,012
8 Forrest County 78,435
9 Lauderdale County 70,588
10 Lamar County 66,734
11 Jones County 65,837
12 Lafayette County 59,843
13 Pearl River County 59,030
14 Lowndes County 57,210
15 Oktibbeha County 51,965
16 Hancock County 46,492
17 Warren County 42,105
18 Washington County 41,181
19 Pike County 38,980
20 Lincoln County 34,956
21 Marshall County 34,374
22 Alcorn County 34,228
23 Monroe County 33,483
24 Panola County 32,764
25 Pontotoc County 32,014
26 Neshoba County 28,973
27 Adams County 28,674
28 Tate County 28,551
29 Bolivar County 28,395
30 Union County 28,363
31 Scott County 27,666
32 Copiah County 27,536
33 Leflore County 26,157
34 George County 25,880
35 Simpson County 25,597
36 Prentiss County 25,489
37 Itawamba County 24,198
38 Marion County 24,008
39 Sunflower County 23,029
40 Yazoo County 23,024
41 Leake County 21,462
42 Tippah County 21,423
43 Newton County 21,063
44 Grenada County 20,931
45 Coahoma County 20,105
46 Wayne County 19,749
47 Stone County 19,569
48 Tishomingo County 18,553
49 Clay County 18,213
50 Covington County 18,015
51 Winston County 17,418
52 Attala County 17,222
53 Chickasaw County 16,774
54 Jasper County 15,799
55 Holmes County 15,560
56 Clarke County 15,155
57 Smith County 14,051
58 Walthall County 13,839
59 Greene County 13,675
60 Calhoun County 12,754
61 Yalobusha County 12,458
62 Amite County 12,451
63 Lawrence County 11,672
64 Perry County 11,406
65 Jefferson Davis County 11,059
66 Tallahatchie County 10,921
67 Webster County 10,039
68 Noxubee County 9,825
69 Montgomery County 9,411
70 Carroll County 9,378
71 Tunica County 9,157
72 Kemper County 8,562
73 Claiborne County 8,122
74 Choctaw County 8,091
75 Wilkinson County 7,820
76 Benton County 7,566
77 Franklin County 7,516
78 Humphreys County 7,121
79 Jefferson County 6,900
80 Quitman County 5,542
81 Sharkey County 3,234
82 Issaquena County 1,295

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024. Population Division. May 2025.

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