Mississippi Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on February 28, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total population of Mississippi was 2.97M. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds was the most populated county (230.77K), followed by Harrison (207.38K), and then DeSoto (183.22K).
On the other hand, the least populated counties were: Issaquena (1.11K), Sharkey (4.16K), and Quitman (6.33K).
The chart and table below shows the population of each county and the percentage of Mississippi population in each county.
You can see similar information for other states and by state for the United States.
Related Topics: Mississippi ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2021 Census.
Mississippi Population By County in 2021
Mississippi Population By County in 2021
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| County | Population | % of State Population |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 29927 | 1.01 |
| Alcorn | 34964 | 1.18 |
| Amite | 12718 | 0.43 |
| Attala | 18025 | 0.61 |
| Benton | 7687 | 0.26 |
| Bolivar | 31301 | 1.06 |
| Calhoun | 13420 | 0.45 |
| Carroll | 10053 | 0.34 |
| Chickasaw | 17100 | 0.58 |
| Choctaw | 8264 | 0.28 |
| Claiborne | 9115 | 0.31 |
| Clarke | 15678 | 0.53 |
| Clay | 18768 | 0.63 |
| Coahoma | 21839 | 0.74 |
| Copiah | 28453 | 0.96 |
| Covington | 18491 | 0.62 |
| DeSoto | 183220 | 6.18 |
| Forrest | 77743 | 2.62 |
| Franklin | 7705 | 0.26 |
| George | 24260 | 0.82 |
| Greene | 13653 | 0.46 |
| Grenada | 21621 | 0.73 |
| Hancock | 45911 | 1.55 |
| Harrison | 207382 | 6.99 |
| Hinds | 230772 | 7.78 |
| Holmes | 17243 | 0.58 |
| Humphreys | 7916 | 0.27 |
| Issaquena | 1111 | 0.04 |
| Itawamba | 23863 | 0.80 |
| Jackson | 142993 | 4.82 |
| Jasper | 16406 | 0.55 |
| Jefferson | 7286 | 0.25 |
| Jefferson Davis | 11372 | 0.38 |
| Jones | 67374 | 2.27 |
| Kemper | 9211 | 0.31 |
| Lafayette | 55727 | 1.88 |
| Lamar | 63610 | 2.14 |
| Lauderdale | 73756 | 2.49 |
| Lawrence | 12055 | 0.41 |
| Leake | 21452 | 0.72 |
| Lee | 83388 | 2.81 |
| Leflore | 28555 | 0.96 |
| Lincoln | 34910 | 1.18 |
| Lowndes | 58904 | 1.99 |
| Madison | 108248 | 3.65 |
| Marion | 24609 | 0.83 |
| Marshall | 34031 | 1.15 |
| Monroe | 34448 | 1.16 |
| Montgomery | 9948 | 0.34 |
| Neshoba | 29153 | 0.98 |
| Newton | 21385 | 0.72 |
| Noxubee | 10410 | 0.35 |
| Oktibbeha | 51339 | 1.73 |
| Panola | 33300 | 1.12 |
| Pearl River | 55972 | 1.89 |
| Perry | 11611 | 0.39 |
| Pike | 40262 | 1.36 |
| Pontotoc | 31136 | 1.05 |
| Prentiss | 25022 | 0.84 |
| Quitman | 6327 | 0.21 |
| Rankin | 156052 | 5.26 |
| Scott | 28062 | 0.95 |
| Sharkey | 4160 | 0.14 |
| Simpson | 26064 | 0.88 |
| Smith | 14483 | 0.49 |
| Stone | 18356 | 0.62 |
| Sunflower | 26295 | 0.89 |
| Tallahatchie | 12917 | 0.44 |
| Tate | 28123 | 0.95 |
| Tippah | 21877 | 0.74 |
| Tishomingo | 18945 | 0.64 |
| Tunica | 9949 | 0.34 |
| Union | 27775 | 0.94 |
| Walthall | 13981 | 0.47 |
| Warren | 45141 | 1.52 |
| Washington | 45616 | 1.54 |
| Wayne | 19824 | 0.67 |
| Webster | 9938 | 0.34 |
| Wilkinson | 8706 | 0.29 |
| Winston | 17846 | 0.60 |
| Yalobusha | 12586 | 0.42 |
| Yazoo | 27924 | 0.94 |