Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Population for Mississippi was 2.96M. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest population (226.77K), followed by Harrison County (208.81K), and DeSoto County (186.12K).

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 2020
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2020
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1 Hinds County 226765
2 Harrison County 208809
3 DeSoto County 186122
4 Rankin County 157162
5 Jackson County 143373
6 Madison County 109266
7 Lee County 83323
8 Forrest County 78189
9 Lauderdale County 72675
10 Jones County 67163
11 Lamar County 64389
12 Lowndes County 58777
13 Pearl River County 56211
14 Lafayette County 55913
15 Oktibbeha County 51709
16 Hancock County 46123
17 Washington County 44640
18 Warren County 44544
19 Pike County 40192
20 Lincoln County 34828
21 Alcorn County 34733
22 Monroe County 34139
23 Marshall County 33781
24 Panola County 33169
25 Pontotoc County 31192
26 Bolivar County 30835
27 Adams County 29423
28 Neshoba County 28991
29 Copiah County 28270
30 Leflore County 28188
31 Tate County 28121
32 Scott County 27974
33 Union County 27822
34 Yazoo County 26676
35 Simpson County 25901
36 Sunflower County 25856
37 Prentiss County 24971
38 Marion County 24375
39 George County 24364
40 Itawamba County 23865
41 Tippah County 21742
42 Grenada County 21577
43 Newton County 21256
44 Leake County 21246
45 Coahoma County 21224
46 Wayne County 19808
47 Tishomingo County 18846
48 Clay County 18622
49 Stone County 18335
50 Covington County 18295
51 Attala County 17818
52 Winston County 17690
53 Chickasaw County 17086
54 Holmes County 16882
55 Jasper County 16350
56 Clarke County 15545
57 Smith County 14193
58 Walthall County 13871
59 Greene County 13538
60 Calhoun County 13219
61 Amite County 12700
62 Tallahatchie County 12648
63 Yalobusha County 12438
64 Lawrence County 11979
65 Perry County 11454
66 Jefferson Davis County 11269
67 Noxubee County 10229
68 Carroll County 9934
69 Webster County 9902
70 Montgomery County 9794
71 Tunica County 9733
72 Claiborne County 9097
73 Kemper County 8960
74 Wilkinson County 8526
75 Choctaw County 8211
76 Humphreys County 7740
77 Franklin County 7665
78 Benton County 7664
79 Jefferson County 7245
80 Quitman County 6159
81 Sharkey County 3772
82 Issaquena County 1328