Mississippi Citizen Population By County in 2015 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2015, the citizen population for Mississippi was 2,943,030 and represented 98.49% of the total Mississippi population.

Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest citizen population (242.98K), followed by Harrison (191.02K), and DeSoto (165.04K).

In terms of percentages, Franklin had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Issaquena (100.00%), and Jefferson Davis (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 2015
Mississippi Citizen Population By County in 2015
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Hinds 242980 98.82
Harrison 191020 97.33
DeSoto 165040 97.90
Rankin 144515 98.47
Jackson 137650 97.85
Madison 97830 97.64
Lee 83825 98.58
Lauderdale 79020 98.99
Forrest 74490 97.67
Jones 66615 97.57
Lowndes 58955 98.75
Lamar 57890 98.31
Pearl River 54770 99.23
Lafayette 50090 97.89
Washington 49235 99.47
Warren 47640 99.21
Oktibbeha 47285 96.40
Hancock 45185 99.04
Pike 39835 99.40
Alcorn 36900 98.88
Marshall 36130 99.30
Monroe 36090 99.77
Lincoln 34665 99.71
Panola 34150 99.35
Bolivar 33615 99.44
Leflore 31030 98.46
Adams 30125 94.20
Pontotoc 29820 97.72
Neshoba 29395 99.46
Copiah 28640 99.03
Tate 28145 99.05
Sunflower 27875 99.88
Simpson 27195 99.25
Union 26995 97.07
Yazoo 26685 95.61
Scott 26590 93.97
Marion 25975 99.48
Prentiss 25305 99.70
Coahoma 25185 99.72
Itawamba 23345 99.55
George 23005 99.57
Leake 22660 97.86
Newton 21600 99.70
Tippah 21590 97.89
Grenada 21570 99.91
Wayne 20500 99.68
Clay 20230 99.75
Covington 19435 99.82
Tishomingo 19260 98.57
Attala 19120 99.71
Holmes 18735 99.81
Winston 18650 99.76
Stone 17815 99.08
Chickasaw 17065 98.13
Jasper 16565 99.85
Clarke 16345 99.91
Smith 16245 99.94
Walthall 14850 99.13
Calhoun 14410 97.43
Tallahatchie 14095 94.22
Greene 14075 99.61
Amite 12815 99.81
Lawrence 12585 100.00
Yalobusha 12370 99.92
Perry 12185 100.00
Jefferson Davis 11940 100.00
Noxubee 10930 98.07
Montgomery 10445 99.81
Tunica 10315 98.47
Carroll 10305 99.66
Kemper 10155 99.46
Webster 9975 99.75
Wilkinson 9345 100.00
Claiborne 9270 99.36
Humphreys 8910 99.17
Benton 8415 99.35
Choctaw 8340 99.82
Franklin 7855 100.00
Quitman 7690 99.10
Jefferson 7580 99.93
Sharkey 4765 99.17
Issaquena 1290 100.00