Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for Mississippi was 2.94M. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest population (214.87K), followed by Harrison County (210.61K), and DeSoto County (193.25K).

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 2023
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2023
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Rank County Population
1 Hinds County 214870
2 Harrison County 210612
3 DeSoto County 193247
4 Rankin County 160417
5 Jackson County 146389
6 Madison County 112511
7 Lee County 82799
8 Forrest County 78208
9 Lauderdale County 70527
10 Jones County 66250
11 Lamar County 66217
12 Lafayette County 58467
13 Pearl River County 57978
14 Lowndes County 57283
15 Oktibbeha County 51203
16 Hancock County 46159
17 Warren County 42298
18 Washington County 41946
19 Pike County 39394
20 Lincoln County 34702
21 Alcorn County 34135
22 Marshall County 34123
23 Monroe County 33609
24 Panola County 32669
25 Pontotoc County 31535
26 Bolivar County 28968
27 Neshoba County 28789
28 Adams County 28746
29 Union County 28284
30 Tate County 28261
31 Copiah County 27664
32 Scott County 27507
33 Leflore County 26378
34 Yazoo County 25796
35 Simpson County 25715
36 George County 25619
37 Prentiss County 25135
38 Sunflower County 24468
39 Marion County 24224
40 Itawamba County 24093
41 Tippah County 21287
42 Leake County 21258
43 Grenada County 21065
44 Newton County 21019
45 Coahoma County 20077
46 Wayne County 19703
47 Stone County 18756
48 Tishomingo County 18507
49 Clay County 18206
50 Covington County 18059
51 Winston County 17416
52 Attala County 17359
53 Chickasaw County 16866
54 Jasper County 16013
55 Holmes County 15777
56 Clarke County 15228
57 Smith County 14099
58 Walthall County 13863
59 Greene County 13601
60 Calhoun County 12685
61 Amite County 12442
62 Yalobusha County 12386
63 Tallahatchie County 11837
64 Lawrence County 11741
65 Perry County 11315
66 Jefferson Davis County 10969
67 Webster County 9988
68 Noxubee County 9914
69 Montgomery County 9600
70 Carroll County 9535
71 Tunica County 9234
72 Claiborne County 8617
73 Kemper County 8584
74 Choctaw County 8088
75 Wilkinson County 8058
76 Franklin County 7610
77 Benton County 7438
78 Humphreys County 7216
79 Jefferson County 6941
80 Quitman County 5546
81 Sharkey County 3336
82 Issaquena County 1256