Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Population for Mississippi was 2.94M. Among all Mississippi counties, Harrison County had the highest population (213.73K), followed by Hinds County (211.98K), and DeSoto County (195.87K).

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 2024
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2024
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Rank County Population
1 Harrison County 213730
2 Hinds County 211975
3 DeSoto County 195871
4 Rankin County 160573
5 Jackson County 147002
6 Madison County 114247
7 Lee County 83012
8 Forrest County 78435
9 Lauderdale County 70588
10 Lamar County 66734
11 Jones County 65837
12 Lafayette County 59843
13 Pearl River County 59030
14 Lowndes County 57210
15 Oktibbeha County 51965
16 Hancock County 46492
17 Warren County 42105
18 Washington County 41181
19 Pike County 38980
20 Lincoln County 34956
21 Marshall County 34374
22 Alcorn County 34228
23 Monroe County 33483
24 Panola County 32764
25 Pontotoc County 32014
26 Neshoba County 28973
27 Adams County 28674
28 Tate County 28551
29 Bolivar County 28395
30 Union County 28363
31 Scott County 27666
32 Copiah County 27536
33 Leflore County 26157
34 George County 25880
35 Simpson County 25597
36 Prentiss County 25489
37 Itawamba County 24198
38 Marion County 24008
39 Sunflower County 23029
40 Yazoo County 23024
41 Leake County 21462
42 Tippah County 21423
43 Newton County 21063
44 Grenada County 20931
45 Coahoma County 20105
46 Wayne County 19749
47 Stone County 19569
48 Tishomingo County 18553
49 Clay County 18213
50 Covington County 18015
51 Winston County 17418
52 Attala County 17222
53 Chickasaw County 16774
54 Jasper County 15799
55 Holmes County 15560
56 Clarke County 15155
57 Smith County 14051
58 Walthall County 13839
59 Greene County 13675
60 Calhoun County 12754
61 Yalobusha County 12458
62 Amite County 12451
63 Lawrence County 11672
64 Perry County 11406
65 Jefferson Davis County 11059
66 Tallahatchie County 10921
67 Webster County 10039
68 Noxubee County 9825
69 Montgomery County 9411
70 Carroll County 9378
71 Tunica County 9157
72 Kemper County 8562
73 Claiborne County 8122
74 Choctaw County 8091
75 Wilkinson County 7820
76 Benton County 7566
77 Franklin County 7516
78 Humphreys County 7121
79 Jefferson County 6900
80 Quitman County 5542
81 Sharkey County 3234
82 Issaquena County 1295