Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2021
Updated on August 1, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for Mississippi was 2.95M. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest population (222.46K), followed by Harrison County (209.49K), and DeSoto County (189.00K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Mississippi Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Hinds County | 222464 |
| 2 | Harrison County | 209485 |
| 3 | DeSoto County | 189004 |
| 4 | Rankin County | 158123 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 144459 |
| 6 | Madison County | 109991 |
| 7 | Lee County | 83008 |
| 8 | Forrest County | 77869 |
| 9 | Lauderdale County | 71937 |
| 10 | Jones County | 66813 |
| 11 | Lamar County | 65409 |
| 12 | Lowndes County | 58160 |
| 13 | Lafayette County | 56902 |
| 14 | Pearl River County | 56480 |
| 15 | Oktibbeha County | 51812 |
| 16 | Hancock County | 46005 |
| 17 | Washington County | 43626 |
| 18 | Warren County | 43430 |
| 19 | Pike County | 40010 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 34939 |
| 21 | Alcorn County | 34398 |
| 22 | Monroe County | 33922 |
| 23 | Marshall County | 33755 |
| 24 | Panola County | 32908 |
| 25 | Pontotoc County | 31325 |
| 26 | Bolivar County | 30201 |
| 27 | Neshoba County | 28908 |
| 28 | Adams County | 28846 |
| 29 | Tate County | 28103 |
| 30 | Union County | 28033 |
| 31 | Copiah County | 27922 |
| 32 | Scott County | 27603 |
| 33 | Leflore County | 27425 |
| 34 | Yazoo County | 26424 |
| 35 | Simpson County | 25702 |
| 36 | Sunflower County | 25329 |
| 37 | Prentiss County | 24962 |
| 38 | George County | 24788 |
| 39 | Marion County | 24304 |
| 40 | Itawamba County | 23885 |
| 41 | Tippah County | 21625 |
| 42 | Grenada County | 21330 |
| 43 | Leake County | 21260 |
| 44 | Newton County | 21120 |
| 45 | Coahoma County | 20721 |
| 46 | Wayne County | 19669 |
| 47 | Tishomingo County | 18734 |
| 48 | Stone County | 18578 |
| 49 | Clay County | 18481 |
| 50 | Covington County | 18273 |
| 51 | Attala County | 17715 |
| 52 | Winston County | 17580 |
| 53 | Chickasaw County | 17007 |
| 54 | Holmes County | 16508 |
| 55 | Jasper County | 16232 |
| 56 | Clarke County | 15415 |
| 57 | Smith County | 14191 |
| 58 | Walthall County | 13830 |
| 59 | Greene County | 13648 |
| 60 | Calhoun County | 12961 |
| 61 | Amite County | 12622 |
| 62 | Yalobusha County | 12439 |
| 63 | Tallahatchie County | 12305 |
| 64 | Lawrence County | 11781 |
| 65 | Perry County | 11500 |
| 66 | Jefferson Davis County | 11163 |
| 67 | Noxubee County | 10116 |
| 68 | Webster County | 9970 |
| 69 | Carroll County | 9822 |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 9699 |
| 71 | Tunica County | 9642 |
| 72 | Claiborne County | 8886 |
| 73 | Kemper County | 8801 |
| 74 | Wilkinson County | 8305 |
| 75 | Choctaw County | 8137 |
| 76 | Franklin County | 7687 |
| 77 | Benton County | 7638 |
| 78 | Humphreys County | 7566 |
| 79 | Jefferson County | 7136 |
| 80 | Quitman County | 5900 |
| 81 | Sharkey County | 3626 |
| 82 | Issaquena County | 1294 |