Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2020
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Population for Mississippi was 2.96M. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest population (226.77K), followed by Harrison County (208.84K), and DeSoto County (186.13K).
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), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2020
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Hinds County | 226772 |
| 2 | Harrison County | 208835 |
| 3 | DeSoto County | 186129 |
| 4 | Rankin County | 157175 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 143378 |
| 6 | Madison County | 109252 |
| 7 | Lee County | 83319 |
| 8 | Forrest County | 78212 |
| 9 | Lauderdale County | 72676 |
| 10 | Jones County | 67173 |
| 11 | Lamar County | 64393 |
| 12 | Lowndes County | 58783 |
| 13 | Pearl River County | 56207 |
| 14 | Lafayette County | 55916 |
| 15 | Oktibbeha County | 51705 |
| 16 | Hancock County | 46130 |
| 17 | Washington County | 44648 |
| 18 | Warren County | 44550 |
| 19 | Pike County | 40193 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 34844 |
| 21 | Alcorn County | 34732 |
| 22 | Monroe County | 34135 |
| 23 | Marshall County | 33783 |
| 24 | Panola County | 33170 |
| 25 | Pontotoc County | 31195 |
| 26 | Bolivar County | 30843 |
| 27 | Adams County | 29427 |
| 28 | Neshoba County | 29003 |
| 29 | Leflore County | 28341 |
| 30 | Copiah County | 28271 |
| 31 | Tate County | 28119 |
| 32 | Scott County | 27977 |
| 33 | Union County | 27814 |
| 34 | Yazoo County | 26670 |
| 35 | Simpson County | 25890 |
| 36 | Sunflower County | 25702 |
| 37 | Prentiss County | 24974 |
| 38 | Marion County | 24376 |
| 39 | George County | 24367 |
| 40 | Itawamba County | 23865 |
| 41 | Tippah County | 21737 |
| 42 | Grenada County | 21577 |
| 43 | Newton County | 21254 |
| 44 | Leake County | 21250 |
| 45 | Coahoma County | 21228 |
| 46 | Wayne County | 19807 |
| 47 | Tishomingo County | 18854 |
| 48 | Clay County | 18621 |
| 49 | Stone County | 18329 |
| 50 | Covington County | 18301 |
| 51 | Attala County | 17817 |
| 52 | Winston County | 17686 |
| 53 | Chickasaw County | 17083 |
| 54 | Holmes County | 16876 |
| 55 | Jasper County | 16352 |
| 56 | Clarke County | 15547 |
| 57 | Smith County | 14205 |
| 58 | Walthall County | 13873 |
| 59 | Greene County | 13529 |
| 60 | Calhoun County | 13216 |
| 61 | Amite County | 12702 |
| 62 | Tallahatchie County | 12647 |
| 63 | Yalobusha County | 12436 |
| 64 | Lawrence County | 11984 |
| 65 | Perry County | 11459 |
| 66 | Jefferson Davis County | 11274 |
| 67 | Noxubee County | 10226 |
| 68 | Carroll County | 9940 |
| 69 | Webster County | 9904 |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 9793 |
| 71 | Tunica County | 9734 |
| 72 | Claiborne County | 9096 |
| 73 | Kemper County | 8962 |
| 74 | Wilkinson County | 8524 |
| 75 | Choctaw County | 8207 |
| 76 | Humphreys County | 7735 |
| 77 | Benton County | 7669 |
| 78 | Franklin County | 7661 |
| 79 | Jefferson County | 7245 |
| 80 | Quitman County | 6153 |
| 81 | Sharkey County | 3774 |
| 82 | Issaquena County | 1325 |