Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2014

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the Population for Mississippi was 2.99M. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest population (245.37K), followed by Harrison County (198.50K), and DeSoto County (170.92K).

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 Population in 2014
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2014
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1 Hinds County 245370
2 Harrison County 198502
3 DeSoto County 170923
4 Rankin County 148464
5 Jackson County 141511
6 Madison County 100902
7 Lee County 84781
8 Lauderdale County 79330
9 Forrest County 75861
10 Jones County 68428
11 Lamar County 60211
12 Lowndes County 59828
13 Pearl River County 55149
14 Lafayette County 52116
15 Oktibbeha County 49124
16 Washington County 49032
17 Warren County 47951
18 Hancock County 46029
19 Pike County 39960
20 Alcorn County 37276
21 Marshall County 36197
22 Monroe County 36061
23 Lincoln County 34737
24 Panola County 34453
25 Bolivar County 33824
26 Adams County 32081
27 Pontotoc County 30802
28 Leflore County 30721
29 Neshoba County 29470
30 Copiah County 28976
31 Scott County 28552
32 Tate County 28244
33 Union County 28152
34 Yazoo County 27810
35 Simpson County 27517
36 Sunflower County 27408
37 Marion County 25685
38 Prentiss County 25421
39 Coahoma County 24860
40 Itawamba County 23401
41 George County 23332
42 Leake County 23176
43 Tippah County 21976
44 Newton County 21714
45 Grenada County 21611
46 Wayne County 20473
47 Clay County 20156
48 Tishomingo County 19429
49 Covington County 19161
50 Attala County 18829
51 Winston County 18610
52 Holmes County 18508
53 Stone County 18100
54 Chickasaw County 17399
55 Jasper County 16531
56 Clarke County 16273
57 Smith County 16207
58 Walthall County 14844
59 Tallahatchie County 14724
60 Calhoun County 14695
61 Greene County 14337
62 Lawrence County 12625
63 Amite County 12605
64 Yalobusha County 12304
65 Perry County 12064
66 Jefferson Davis County 11815
67 Noxubee County 11069
68 Tunica County 10496
69 Montgomery County 10358
70 Carroll County 10239
71 Kemper County 10222
72 Webster County 10000
73 Wilkinson County 9185
74 Claiborne County 9169
75 Humphreys County 8794
76 Choctaw County 8388
77 Benton County 8305
78 Franklin County 7775
79 Quitman County 7689
80 Jefferson County 7584
81 Sharkey County 4615
82 Issaquena County 1386