Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Natural Population Increase in 2018

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Natural Population Increase for Mississippi was 4.67K. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest natural population increase (816), followed by DeSoto County (694), and Rankin County (482).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.

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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Natural Population Increase in 2018
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Natural Population Increase in 2018
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Rank County Natural Pop. Increase
1 Hinds County 816
2 DeSoto County 694
3 Rankin County 482
4 Harrison County 459
5 Lamar County 344
6 Oktibbeha County 240
7 Madison County 239
8 Jackson County 230
9 Lee County 184
10 Forrest County 176
11 Lowndes County 159
12 Scott County 156
13 Lafayette County 130
14 Lauderdale County 129
15 Jones County 126
16 Panola County 109
17 Pontotoc County 92
18 George County 72
19 Tunica County 71
20 Noxubee County 65
21 Coahoma County 64
22 Tate County 63
23 Leake County 59
24 Leflore County 57
25 Union County 46
26 Copiah County 43
27 Yazoo County 37
28 Bolivar County 35
28 Neshoba County 35
28 Warren County 35
29 Newton County 34
30 Marshall County 33
31 Chickasaw County 32
31 Smith County 32
32 Washington County 30
33 Stone County 24
34 Claiborne County 21
35 Wayne County 18
36 Tippah County 13
37 Holmes County 12
38 Simpson County 6
38 Tallahatchie County 6
39 Greene County 5
40 Montgomery County 4
41 Perry County 0
42 Issaquena County -1
43 Marion County -2
44 Clay County -4
45 Attala County -6
45 Calhoun County -6
46 Covington County -7
47 Jasper County -11
48 Benton County -12
49 Jefferson County -13
49 Quitman County -13
50 Lincoln County -14
50 Sunflower County -14
51 Amite County -15
52 Franklin County -17
53 Prentiss County -18
53 Yalobusha County -18
54 Monroe County -19
55 Clarke County -20
56 Humphreys County -21
57 Lawrence County -25
58 Kemper County -26
58 Walthall County -26
59 Carroll County -28
59 Sharkey County -28
60 Pike County -29
61 Choctaw County -30
62 Webster County -32
63 Jefferson Davis County -35
64 Hancock County -37
65 Itawamba County -39
66 Alcorn County -41
67 Grenada County -48
68 Wilkinson County -58
69 Winston County -65
70 Tishomingo County -82
71 Adams County -91
72 Pearl River County -100