Mississippi Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the citizen population for Mississippi was 2,943,750 and represented 98.58% of the total Mississippi population.

Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest citizen population (240.63K), followed by Harrison (195.63K), and DeSoto (169.66K).

In terms of percentages, Issaquena had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Jasper (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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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Hinds	240630	98.92
Harrison	195630	97.58
DeSoto	169660	97.92
Rankin	147350	98.47
Jackson	138835	98.25
Madison	99895	97.74
Lee	83800	98.77
Lauderdale	77395	98.95
Forrest	74405	98.11
Jones	66835	97.81
Lamar	59630	98.54
Lowndes	58785	98.70
Pearl River	54585	99.16
Lafayette	51630	97.89
Oktibbeha	47755	96.69
Washington	47690	99.35
Warren	47380	99.73
Hancock	45850	99.08
Pike	39630	99.66
Alcorn	36815	98.86
Monroe	35835	99.64
Marshall	35645	99.07
Lincoln	34465	99.78
Panola	33935	99.14
Bolivar	32775	98.96
Pontotoc	30120	96.93
Leflore	29705	98.64
Adams	29700	94.03
Neshoba	29225	99.29
Copiah	28445	98.94
Tate	27990	98.78
Union	27535	97.64
Simpson	27150	99.76
Scott	26875	94.63
Sunflower	26855	99.78
Yazoo	26570	96.64
Prentiss	25370	99.92
Marion	25245	99.14
Coahoma	24245	99.79
George	23355	99.19
Itawamba	23325	99.51
Leake	22510	98.15
Tippah	21640	98.39
Grenada	21330	99.77
Newton	21300	99.37
Wayne	20405	99.73
Clay	19905	99.58
Tishomingo	19225	98.72
Covington	19070	99.48
Attala	18645	99.55
Winston	18415	99.65
Holmes	18240	99.86
Stone	17940	99.78
Chickasaw	17005	98.27
Jasper	16545	100.00
Smith	16095	99.88
Clarke	16080	99.94
Walthall	14590	99.46
Calhoun	14275	97.67
Tallahatchie	13875	95.36
Greene	13685	99.17
Lawrence	12660	100.00
Amite	12545	99.76
Yalobusha	12415	99.92
Perry	12040	99.96
Jefferson Davis	11640	100.00
Noxubee	10810	98.81
Montgomery	10220	99.13
Carroll	10185	99.66
Tunica	10110	98.39
Kemper	10080	100.00
Webster	9850	99.80
Wilkinson	9085	100.00
Claiborne	9060	99.51
Humphreys	8540	98.39
Choctaw	8345	99.82
Benton	8255	99.40
Franklin	7760	99.87
Quitman	7490	99.40
Jefferson	7455	99.87
Sharkey	4570	98.70
Issaquena	1295	100.00