Mississippi Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the citizen population for Mississippi was 2,941,635 and represented 98.65% of the total Mississippi population.

Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest citizen population (233.30K), followed by Harrison (202.17K), and DeSoto (178.19K).

In terms of percentages, Carroll had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Choctaw (100.00%), and Issaquena (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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Mississippi Citizen Population By County in 2020

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Hinds	233295	99.02
Harrison	202165	98.06
DeSoto	178185	97.77
Rankin	151945	98.59
Jackson	141050	98.73
Madison	103165	97.81
Lee	84195	98.70
Lauderdale	74850	99.07
Forrest	73825	98.22
Jones	66910	97.96
Lamar	61935	98.79
Lowndes	58230	98.87
Pearl River	55100	99.26
Lafayette	52770	97.61
Oktibbeha	48015	96.81
Hancock	47035	99.36
Warren	45575	99.01
Washington	44935	99.70
Pike	39155	99.47
Alcorn	36785	99.26
Monroe	35460	99.72
Marshall	35095	98.86
Lincoln	34010	99.46
Panola	33835	99.28
Pontotoc	31065	97.09
Bolivar	30845	98.69
Adams	29200	93.88
Neshoba	28890	98.77
Leflore	28585	99.37
Tate	28240	99.37
Copiah	28155	99.35
Union	27970	97.87
Yazoo	27555	96.65
Scott	26810	94.77
Simpson	26785	99.87
Sunflower	25720	99.85
Prentiss	24745	98.37
Marion	24685	99.60
George	23795	98.73
Itawamba	23380	99.94
Coahoma	22615	99.69
Leake	22435	98.44
Tippah	21805	99.23
Newton	21145	99.67
Grenada	20790	99.36
Wayne	20020	98.40
Clay	19405	99.44
Tishomingo	19105	98.51
Covington	18725	99.55
Stone	18245	99.81
Attala	18240	99.62
Winston	18055	99.67
Holmes	17410	99.97
Chickasaw	16830	98.65
Jasper	16455	100.00
Smith	15840	99.50
Clarke	15600	99.94
Walthall	14285	99.03
Calhoun	14015	97.23
Tallahatchie	13805	98.33
Greene	13460	98.83
Lawrence	12545	99.60
Amite	12300	99.68
Yalobusha	12260	99.88
Perry	11955	99.79
Jefferson Davis	11180	100.00
Noxubee	10495	99.34
Carroll	9970	100.00
Montgomery	9890	99.35
Kemper	9815	99.85
Tunica	9770	99.64
Webster	9720	99.95
Claiborne	9010	99.67
Wilkinson	8725	100.00
Choctaw	8205	100.00
Humphreys	8130	99.15
Benton	7960	96.19
Franklin	7705	99.87
Jefferson	7090	99.44
Quitman	7025	99.79
Sharkey	4425	100.00
Issaquena	1225	100.00