Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Population for Mississippi was 2.98M. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest population (235.87K), followed by Harrison County (206.35K), and DeSoto County (182.41K).
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), 2018 Census.
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2018
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Hinds County | 235867 |
| 2 | Harrison County | 206351 |
| 3 | DeSoto County | 182406 |
| 4 | Rankin County | 154277 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 143137 |
| 6 | Madison County | 105651 |
| 7 | Lee County | 85396 |
| 8 | Lauderdale County | 75503 |
| 9 | Forrest County | 74983 |
| 10 | Jones County | 68320 |
| 11 | Lamar County | 62744 |
| 12 | Lowndes County | 58826 |
| 13 | Pearl River County | 55492 |
| 14 | Lafayette County | 53717 |
| 15 | Oktibbeha County | 49248 |
| 16 | Hancock County | 47295 |
| 17 | Warren County | 46096 |
| 18 | Washington County | 45097 |
| 19 | Pike County | 39371 |
| 20 | Alcorn County | 36877 |
| 21 | Monroe County | 35614 |
| 22 | Marshall County | 35491 |
| 23 | Lincoln County | 34202 |
| 24 | Panola County | 34092 |
| 25 | Pontotoc County | 31947 |
| 26 | Adams County | 31248 |
| 27 | Bolivar County | 31154 |
| 28 | Neshoba County | 29188 |
| 29 | Yazoo County | 29163 |
| 30 | Leflore County | 28651 |
| 31 | Union County | 28536 |
| 32 | Copiah County | 28459 |
| 33 | Tate County | 28345 |
| 34 | Scott County | 28344 |
| 35 | Simpson County | 26739 |
| 36 | Sunflower County | 26254 |
| 37 | Prentiss County | 25062 |
| 38 | Marion County | 24736 |
| 39 | George County | 24040 |
| 40 | Itawamba County | 23434 |
| 41 | Leake County | 22781 |
| 42 | Coahoma County | 22652 |
| 43 | Tippah County | 22071 |
| 44 | Newton County | 21315 |
| 45 | Grenada County | 21016 |
| 46 | Wayne County | 20289 |
| 47 | Clay County | 19387 |
| 48 | Tishomingo County | 19360 |
| 49 | Covington County | 18781 |
| 50 | Attala County | 18330 |
| 51 | Winston County | 18154 |
| 52 | Stone County | 17966 |
| 53 | Holmes County | 17458 |
| 54 | Chickasaw County | 17013 |
| 55 | Jasper County | 16411 |
| 56 | Smith County | 15967 |
| 57 | Clarke County | 15558 |
| 58 | Calhoun County | 14420 |
| 58 | Walthall County | 14420 |
| 59 | Tallahatchie County | 14028 |
| 60 | Greene County | 13975 |
| 61 | Lawrence County | 12441 |
| 62 | Yalobusha County | 12376 |
| 63 | Amite County | 12322 |
| 64 | Perry County | 11937 |
| 65 | Jefferson Davis County | 11189 |
| 66 | Noxubee County | 10561 |
| 67 | Montgomery County | 9986 |
| 68 | Tunica County | 9916 |
| 69 | Carroll County | 9902 |
| 70 | Webster County | 9748 |
| 71 | Kemper County | 9714 |
| 72 | Claiborne County | 9096 |
| 73 | Wilkinson County | 8768 |
| 74 | Choctaw County | 8237 |
| 75 | Benton County | 8234 |
| 76 | Humphreys County | 8212 |
| 77 | Franklin County | 7746 |
| 78 | Jefferson County | 7092 |
| 79 | Quitman County | 7053 |
| 80 | Sharkey County | 4342 |
| 81 | Issaquena County | 1302 |