Mississippi Population By County in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the population of Mississippi was 2,938,928. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest population (217,555), followed by Harrison (210,443), and DeSoto (191,144). Issaquena was the least populated county (1,262).

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 2022
Mississippi Population By County in 2022
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 28517 0.97
Alcorn 34147 1.16
Amite 12559 0.43
Attala 17530 0.60
Benton 7556 0.26
Bolivar 29461 1.00
Calhoun 12846 0.44
Carroll 9736 0.33
Chickasaw 16863 0.57
Choctaw 8095 0.28
Claiborne 8775 0.30
Clarke 15203 0.52
Clay 18311 0.62
Coahoma 20235 0.69
Copiah 27712 0.94
Covington 18142 0.62
DeSoto 191144 6.50
Forrest 77976 2.65
Franklin 7611 0.26
George 25199 0.86
Greene 13566 0.46
Grenada 21134 0.72
Hancock 46007 1.57
Harrison 210443 7.16
Hinds 217555 7.40
Holmes 16111 0.55
Humphreys 7354 0.25
Issaquena 1262 0.04
Itawamba 23971 0.82
Jackson 144963 4.93
Jasper 16077 0.55
Jefferson 7067 0.24
Jefferson Davis 11079 0.38
Jones 66440 2.26
Kemper 8670 0.30
Lafayette 57730 1.96
Lamar 65746 2.24
Lauderdale 71142 2.42
Lawrence 11761 0.40
Leake 21203 0.72
Lee 82824 2.82
Leflore 26664 0.91
Lincoln 34764 1.18
Lowndes 57671 1.96
Madison 111271 3.79
Marion 24166 0.82
Marshall 33905 1.15
Monroe 33568 1.14
Montgomery 9563 0.33
Neshoba 28804 0.98
Newton 21023 0.72
Noxubee 10000 0.34
Oktibbeha 51384 1.75
Panola 32592 1.11
Pearl River 57183 1.95
Perry 11398 0.39
Pike 39687 1.35
Pontotoc 31367 1.07
Prentiss 24891 0.85
Quitman 5674 0.19
Rankin 158978 5.41
Scott 27560 0.94
Sharkey 3462 0.12
Simpson 25623 0.87
Smith 14082 0.48
Stone 18641 0.63
Sunflower 24837 0.85
Tallahatchie 12067 0.41
Tate 28259 0.96
Tippah 21438 0.73
Tishomingo 18621 0.63
Tunica 9407 0.32
Union 28132 0.96
Walthall 13824 0.47
Warren 42635 1.45
Washington 42524 1.45
Wayne 19583 0.67
Webster 9944 0.34
Wilkinson 8203 0.28
Winston 17504 0.60
Yalobusha 12413 0.42
Yazoo 25893 0.88