Mississippi Citizen Population By County in 2018 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2018, the citizen population for Mississippi was 2,945,445 and represented 98.55% of the total Mississippi population.

Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest citizen population (239.19K), followed by Harrison (197.71K), and DeSoto (172.42K).

In terms of percentages, Clarke had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Issaquena (100.00%), and Jasper (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	239185	98.93
Harrison	197705	97.57
DeSoto	172415	97.89
Rankin	148860	98.43
Jackson	139430	98.18
Madison	101125	97.71
Lee	83625	98.48
Lauderdale	76340	98.73
Forrest	74020	98.02
Jones	66880	97.70
Lamar	60450	98.73
Lowndes	58770	98.88
Pearl River	54745	99.27
Lafayette	52175	97.60
Oktibbeha	48150	97.31
Warren	46835	99.49
Washington	46640	99.06
Hancock	46440	99.54
Pike	39620	99.71
Alcorn	36745	98.83
Monroe	35705	99.62
Marshall	35480	99.15
Lincoln	34335	99.72
Panola	33920	99.05
Bolivar	32240	98.93
Pontotoc	30485	97.35
Adams	29560	93.71
Leflore	29350	98.47
Neshoba	29100	99.06
Copiah	28370	98.78
Tate	28210	99.00
Union	27895	98.38
Simpson	27005	99.74
Yazoo	26905	96.18
Scott	26575	93.53
Sunflower	26490	99.85
Prentiss	25335	99.90
Marion	24910	98.85
Coahoma	23745	99.77
George	23455	98.93
Itawamba	23340	99.40
Leake	22445	98.14
Tippah	21695	98.66
Newton	21365	99.26
Grenada	21215	99.70
Wayne	20395	99.88
Clay	19755	99.72
Tishomingo	19210	98.61
Covington	19040	99.74
Attala	18485	99.49
Stone	18320	99.70
Winston	18280	99.56
Holmes	18070	99.97
Chickasaw	17030	98.55
Jasper	16530	100.00
Smith	16015	99.69
Clarke	15930	100.00
Walthall	14540	99.59
Calhoun	14250	97.80
Tallahatchie	13770	95.89
Greene	13540	98.72
Lawrence	12595	99.72
Amite	12430	99.68
Yalobusha	12410	99.92
Perry	12025	99.96
Jefferson Davis	11495	100.00
Noxubee	10750	99.26
Montgomery	10125	99.27
Carroll	10115	99.85
Kemper	10105	100.00
Tunica	9950	97.84
Webster	9810	99.80
Claiborne	9065	99.40
Wilkinson	8990	100.00
Humphreys	8430	98.71
Choctaw	8305	99.82
Benton	8185	99.15
Franklin	7745	99.87
Quitman	7345	99.66
Jefferson	7330	99.80
Sharkey	4455	98.78
Issaquena	1330	100.00