Mississippi Citizen Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the citizen population for Mississippi was 2,927,765 and represented 98.68% of the total Mississippi population.

Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest citizen population (228.43K), followed by Harrison (203.12K), and DeSoto (179.40K).

In terms of percentages, Carroll 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	228425	98.98
Harrison	203115	97.94
DeSoto	179395	97.91
Rankin	153980	98.67
Jackson	141085	98.66
Madison	105885	97.82
Lee	82145	98.51
Forrest	76385	98.25
Lauderdale	73150	99.18
Jones	66045	98.03
Lamar	62815	98.75
Lowndes	58470	99.26
Pearl River	55665	99.46
Lafayette	54490	97.78
Oktibbeha	49850	97.10
Hancock	45570	99.26
Washington	45510	99.77
Warren	44690	99.00
Pike	40095	99.59
Lincoln	34735	99.50
Alcorn	34715	99.29
Monroe	34340	99.68
Marshall	33545	98.58
Panola	33220	99.76
Bolivar	30840	98.53
Pontotoc	30110	96.71
Neshoba	29030	99.57
Leflore	28410	99.49
Copiah	28285	99.40
Adams	28170	94.14
Tate	27930	99.31
Union	27225	98.02
Yazoo	27180	97.33
Scott	26715	95.21
Sunflower	26275	99.92
Simpson	25950	99.56
Prentiss	24695	98.70
Marion	24555	99.78
George	23960	98.76
Itawamba	23815	99.79
Coahoma	21740	99.54
Tippah	21605	98.77
Grenada	21425	99.10
Newton	21370	99.93
Leake	21205	98.86
Wayne	19145	96.57
Clay	18755	99.92
Tishomingo	18635	98.36
Covington	18425	99.65
Stone	18320	99.81
Attala	17975	99.72
Winston	17845	100.00
Holmes	17225	99.88
Chickasaw	16840	98.48
Jasper	16405	100.00
Clarke	15660	99.87
Smith	14430	99.62
Walthall	13775	98.53
Greene	13470	98.65
Calhoun	13025	97.06
Tallahatchie	12710	98.41
Amite	12685	99.73
Yalobusha	12575	99.92
Lawrence	12020	99.71
Perry	11590	99.83
Jefferson Davis	11370	100.00
Noxubee	10390	99.81
Carroll	10055	100.00
Tunica	9925	99.75
Webster	9925	99.85
Montgomery	9865	99.15
Kemper	9195	99.84
Claiborne	9085	99.67
Wilkinson	8705	100.00
Choctaw	8255	99.88
Humphreys	7835	98.99
Franklin	7700	99.94
Benton	7325	95.32
Jefferson	7230	99.25
Quitman	6315	99.84
Sharkey	4160	100.00
Issaquena	1110	100.00