Mississippi Citizen Population By County in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the citizen population for Mississippi was 2,922,935 and represented 98.49% of the total Mississippi population.

Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest citizen population (242.91K), followed by Harrison (183.10K), and DeSoto (157.97K).

In terms of percentages, Carroll had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Clay (100.00%), and Franklin (100.00%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Mississippi Citizen Population By County in 2012
Mississippi Citizen Population By County in 2012
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Hinds 242910 98.61
Harrison 183100 97.34
DeSoto 157970 97.79
Rankin 140000 98.50
Jackson 136640 98.00
Madison 92740 97.13
Lee 82295 98.87
Lauderdale 79230 98.78
Forrest 73620 97.67
Jones 65860 97.04
Lowndes 59050 99.10
Pearl River 55480 99.28
Lamar 54705 98.43
Washington 50530 99.06
Warren 48060 99.26
Lafayette 46480 97.68
Oktibbeha 46350 97.61
Hancock 43120 97.90
Pike 39975 99.19
Monroe 36875 99.91
Alcorn 36685 99.08
Marshall 36430 98.41
Lincoln 34665 99.47
Panola 34500 99.50
Bolivar 34070 99.50
Adams 31515 97.30
Leflore 31435 97.64
Neshoba 29480 99.33
Copiah 29160 99.44
Sunflower 29160 99.76
Pontotoc 29090 97.10
Tate 28280 98.95
Yazoo 27165 96.26
Simpson 27135 98.76
Marion 26745 99.76
Union 26535 97.65
Scott 26525 94.04
Coahoma 25960 99.46
Prentiss 25185 99.21
Itawamba 23345 99.94
Leake 23000 97.60
George 22235 98.47
Grenada 21880 99.98
Tippah 21650 97.99
Newton 21505 99.17
Wayne 20725 99.86
Clay 20635 100.00
Covington 19530 99.80
Tishomingo 19355 98.88
Attala 19260 99.00
Holmes 19190 99.92
Winston 19125 99.82
Stone 17500 99.12
Chickasaw 17355 99.40
Jasper 16970 99.62
Clarke 16650 99.76
Smith 16385 99.76
Walthall 15350 99.64
Tallahatchie 14760 96.72
Calhoun 14505 97.32
Greene 14335 99.90
Amite 13090 99.62
Lawrence 12825 99.96
Yalobusha 12635 99.92
Jefferson Davis 12340 99.80
Perry 12215 100.00
Noxubee 11400 99.04
Montgomery 10855 99.91
Carroll 10555 100.00
Tunica 10405 97.11
Kemper 10330 99.42
Webster 10130 99.71
Wilkinson 9770 99.90
Claiborne 9645 99.64
Humphreys 9370 99.68
Benton 8665 99.31
Choctaw 8495 99.88
Quitman 8105 99.20
Franklin 8055 100.00
Jefferson 7735 99.87
Sharkey 4825 99.79
Issaquena 1550 99.68