Mississippi Population By County in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the population of Mississippi was 2,958,141. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds[object Promise] had the highest population (226,763), followed by Harrison[object Promise] (208,811), and DeSoto[object Promise] (186,107). Issaquena[object Promise] was the least populated county (1,325).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Mississippi Population By County in 2020
Mississippi Population By County in 2020
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 29419 1.00
Alcorn 34727 1.17
Amite 12699 0.43
Attala 17816 0.60
Benton 7661 0.26
Bolivar 30827 1.04
Calhoun 13222 0.45
Carroll 9930 0.34
Chickasaw 17078 0.58
Choctaw 8208 0.28
Claiborne 9099 0.31
Clarke 15546 0.53
Clay 18621 0.63
Coahoma 21230 0.72
Copiah 28268 0.96
Covington 18298 0.62
DeSoto 186107 6.29
Forrest 78185 2.64
Franklin 7665 0.26
George 24364 0.82
Greene 13530 0.46
Grenada 21572 0.73
Hancock 46117 1.56
Harrison 208811 7.06
Hinds 226763 7.67
Holmes 16879 0.57
Humphreys 7735 0.26
Issaquena 1325 0.05
Itawamba 23862 0.81
Jackson 143377 4.85
Jasper 16352 0.55
Jefferson 7249 0.25
Jefferson Davis 11271 0.38
Jones 67163 2.27
Kemper 8956 0.30
Lafayette 55907 1.89
Lamar 64384 2.18
Lauderdale 72672 2.46
Lawrence 11982 0.41
Leake 21245 0.72
Lee 83310 2.82
Leflore 28191 0.95
Lincoln 34822 1.18
Lowndes 58767 1.99
Madison 109251 3.69
Marion 24370 0.82
Marshall 33778 1.14
Monroe 34138 1.15
Montgomery 9796 0.33
Neshoba 28988 0.98
Newton 21255 0.72
Noxubee 10228 0.35
Oktibbeha 51698 1.75
Panola 33171 1.12
Pearl River 56198 1.90
Perry 11458 0.39
Pike 40190 1.36
Pontotoc 31194 1.06
Prentiss 24962 0.84
Quitman 6154 0.21
Rankin 157149 5.31
Scott 27968 0.95
Sharkey 3769 0.13
Simpson 25892 0.88
Smith 14194 0.48
Stone 18332 0.62
Sunflower 25853 0.87
Tallahatchie 12650 0.43
Tate 28117 0.95
Tippah 21732 0.74
Tishomingo 18843 0.64
Tunica 9723 0.33
Union 27810 0.94
Walthall 13868 0.47
Warren 44544 1.51
Washington 44631 1.51
Wayne 19803 0.67
Webster 9901 0.34
Wilkinson 8524 0.29
Winston 17683 0.60
Yalobusha 12443 0.42
Yazoo 26671 0.90