Mississippi 2020 Census Total Population By County
The total population of Mississippi from the 2020 Census was 2,961,279, based on data from the US Census Bureau.
Hinds County was the most populated county (227,742), followed by Harrison County (208,621), and then DeSoto County (185,314). On the other hand, the 3 counties that were least populated include: Issaquena County (1,338), Sharkey County (3,800), and Quitman County (6,176).
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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of Mississippi population that lives in each county. 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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| County | Population | % of Mississippi Pop. |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 29538 | 1.00 |
| Alcorn | 34740 | 1.17 |
| Amite | 12720 | 0.43 |
| Attala | 17889 | 0.60 |
| Benton | 7646 | 0.26 |
| Bolivar | 30985 | 1.05 |
| Calhoun | 13266 | 0.45 |
| Carroll | 9998 | 0.34 |
| Chickasaw | 17106 | 0.58 |
| Choctaw | 8246 | 0.28 |
| Claiborne | 9135 | 0.31 |
| Clarke | 15615 | 0.53 |
| Clay | 18636 | 0.63 |
| Coahoma | 21390 | 0.72 |
| Copiah | 28368 | 0.96 |
| Covington | 18340 | 0.62 |
| DeSoto | 185314 | 6.26 |
| Forrest | 78158 | 2.64 |
| Franklin | 7675 | 0.26 |
| George | 24350 | 0.82 |
| Greene | 13530 | 0.46 |
| Grenada | 21629 | 0.73 |
| Hancock | 46053 | 1.56 |
| Harrison | 208621 | 7.05 |
| Hinds | 227742 | 7.69 |
| Holmes | 17000 | 0.57 |
| Humphreys | 7785 | 0.26 |
| Issaquena | 1338 | 0.05 |
| Itawamba | 23863 | 0.81 |
| Jackson | 143252 | 4.84 |
| Jasper | 16367 | 0.55 |
| Jefferson | 7260 | 0.25 |
| Jefferson Davis | 11321 | 0.38 |
| Jones | 67246 | 2.27 |
| Kemper | 8988 | 0.30 |
| Lafayette | 55813 | 1.89 |
| Lamar | 64222 | 2.17 |
| Lauderdale | 72984 | 2.47 |
| Lawrence | 12016 | 0.41 |
| Leake | 21275 | 0.72 |
| Lee | 83343 | 2.81 |
| Leflore | 28339 | 0.96 |
| Lincoln | 34907 | 1.18 |
| Lowndes | 58879 | 1.99 |
| Madison | 109145 | 3.69 |
| Marion | 24441 | 0.83 |
| Marshall | 33752 | 1.14 |
| Monroe | 34180 | 1.15 |
| Montgomery | 9822 | 0.33 |
| Neshoba | 29087 | 0.98 |
| Newton | 21291 | 0.72 |
| Noxubee | 10285 | 0.35 |
| Oktibbeha | 51788 | 1.75 |
| Panola | 33208 | 1.12 |
| Pearl River | 56145 | 1.90 |
| Perry | 11511 | 0.39 |
| Pike | 40324 | 1.36 |
| Pontotoc | 31184 | 1.05 |
| Prentiss | 25008 | 0.84 |
| Quitman | 6176 | 0.21 |
| Rankin | 157031 | 5.30 |
| Scott | 27990 | 0.95 |
| Sharkey | 3800 | 0.13 |
| Simpson | 25949 | 0.88 |
| Smith | 14209 | 0.48 |
| Stone | 18333 | 0.62 |
| Sunflower | 25971 | 0.88 |
| Tallahatchie | 12715 | 0.43 |
| Tate | 28064 | 0.95 |
| Tippah | 21815 | 0.74 |
| Tishomingo | 18850 | 0.64 |
| Tunica | 9782 | 0.33 |
| Union | 27777 | 0.94 |
| Walthall | 13884 | 0.47 |
| Warren | 44722 | 1.51 |
| Washington | 44922 | 1.52 |
| Wayne | 19779 | 0.67 |
| Webster | 9926 | 0.34 |
| Wilkinson | 8587 | 0.29 |
| Winston | 17714 | 0.60 |
| Yalobusha | 12481 | 0.42 |
| Yazoo | 26743 | 0.90 |