Mississippi Population By County in 2018
Updated on June 22, 2021.
According to the US Census Bureau population estimates, there were 2,981,020 people living in Mississippi in 2018. Hinds County was the most populated county with 235,824 residents, followed by Harrison County with 206,284 residents, and DeSoto County with 181,932 residents. Issaquena County with a population of 1,307 was the least populated county in Mississippi in 2018.
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Mississippi Population By County (2018)
Table of Mississippi Population By County in 2018
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| County | Population | % of State Population |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 31,044 | 1.04% |
| Alcorn | 36,810 | 1.24% |
| Amite | 12,327 | 0.41% |
| Attala | 18,328 | 0.62% |
| Benton | 8,243 | 0.28% |
| Bolivar | 31,115 | 1.04% |
| Calhoun | 14,432 | 0.48% |
| Carroll | 9,920 | 0.33% |
| Chickasaw | 17,100 | 0.57% |
| Choctaw | 8,265 | 0.28% |
| Claiborne | 9,072 | 0.30% |
| Clarke | 15,585 | 0.52% |
| Clay | 19,404 | 0.65% |
| Coahoma | 22,605 | 0.76% |
| Copiah | 28,400 | 0.95% |
| Covington | 18,825 | 0.63% |
| DeSoto | 181,932 | 6.10% |
| Forrest | 74,912 | 2.51% |
| Franklin | 7,758 | 0.26% |
| George | 24,110 | 0.81% |
| Greene | 13,996 | 0.47% |
| Grenada | 20,984 | 0.70% |
| Hancock | 47,278 | 1.59% |
| Harrison | 206,284 | 6.92% |
| Hinds | 235,824 | 7.91% |
| Holmes | 17,444 | 0.59% |
| Humphreys | 8,256 | 0.28% |
| Issaquena | 1,307 | 0.04% |
| Itawamba | 23,461 | 0.79% |
| Jackson | 143,127 | 4.80% |
| Jasper | 16,425 | 0.55% |
| Jefferson | 7,093 | 0.24% |
| Jefferson Davis | 11,215 | 0.38% |
| Jones | 68,196 | 2.29% |
| Kemper | 9,733 | 0.33% |
| Lafayette | 53,542 | 1.80% |
| Lamar | 62,637 | 2.10% |
| Lauderdale | 75,238 | 2.52% |
| Lawrence | 12,448 | 0.42% |
| Leake | 22,791 | 0.77% |
| Lee | 85,276 | 2.86% |
| Leflore | 28,616 | 0.96% |
| Lincoln | 34,210 | 1.15% |
| Lowndes | 58,760 | 1.97% |
| Madison | 105,648 | 3.54% |
| Marion | 24,752 | 0.83% |
| Marshall | 35,436 | 1.19% |
| Monroe | 35,543 | 1.19% |
| Montgomery | 9,994 | 0.34% |
| Neshoba | 29,151 | 0.98% |
| Newton | 21,355 | 0.72% |
| Noxubee | 10,550 | 0.35% |
| Oktibbeha | 49,249 | 1.65% |
| Panola | 34,156 | 1.15% |
| Pearl River | 55,323 | 1.86% |
| Perry | 11,918 | 0.40% |
| Pike | 39,380 | 1.32% |
| Pontotoc | 31,881 | 1.07% |
| Prentiss | 25,088 | 0.84% |
| Quitman | 7,055 | 0.24% |
| Rankin | 154,250 | 5.17% |
| Scott | 28,319 | 0.95% |
| Sharkey | 4,375 | 0.15% |
| Simpson | 26,717 | 0.90% |
| Smith | 16,029 | 0.54% |
| Stone | 17,997 | 0.60% |
| Sunflower | 26,211 | 0.88% |
| Tallahatchie | 13,961 | 0.47% |
| Tate | 28,347 | 0.95% |
| Tippah | 22,039 | 0.74% |
| Tishomingo | 19,383 | 0.65% |
| Tunica | 9,922 | 0.33% |
| Union | 28,615 | 0.96% |
| Walthall | 14,436 | 0.48% |
| Warren | 46,093 | 1.55% |
| Washington | 45,036 | 1.51% |
| Wayne | 20,296 | 0.68% |
| Webster | 9,788 | 0.33% |
| Wilkinson | 8,781 | 0.30% |
| Winston | 18,164 | 0.61% |
| Yalobusha | 12,361 | 0.42% |
| Yazoo | 29,093 | 0.98% |
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