Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for Mississippi was 2.95M. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest population (222.02K), followed by Harrison County (209.53K), and DeSoto County (188.96K).

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 2021
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2021
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1 Hinds County 222017
2 Harrison County 209526
3 DeSoto County 188957
4 Rankin County 157600
5 Jackson County 144482
6 Madison County 109972
7 Lee County 83002
8 Forrest County 77996
9 Lauderdale County 72032
10 Jones County 66747
11 Lamar County 65420
12 Lowndes County 58133
13 Lafayette County 57700
14 Pearl River County 56519
15 Oktibbeha County 51803
16 Hancock County 46004
17 Washington County 43605
18 Warren County 43440
19 Pike County 39976
20 Lincoln County 34961
21 Alcorn County 34344
22 Monroe County 33918
23 Marshall County 33660
24 Panola County 32902
25 Pontotoc County 31332
26 Bolivar County 30140
27 Neshoba County 28923
28 Adams County 28504
29 Tate County 28173
30 Union County 28029
31 Copiah County 27918
32 Leflore County 27676
33 Scott County 27617
34 Simpson County 25699
35 Yazoo County 25180
36 Prentiss County 25052
37 George County 24795
38 Sunflower County 24681
39 Marion County 24308
40 Itawamba County 23945
41 Tippah County 21599
42 Grenada County 21324
43 Leake County 21270
44 Newton County 21088
45 Coahoma County 20712
46 Wayne County 19672
47 Tishomingo County 18745
48 Stone County 18736
49 Clay County 18482
50 Covington County 18280
51 Attala County 17716
52 Winston County 17573
53 Chickasaw County 17011
54 Holmes County 16535
55 Jasper County 16155
56 Clarke County 15417
57 Smith County 14199
58 Walthall County 13835
59 Greene County 13664
60 Calhoun County 12962
61 Amite County 12626
62 Yalobusha County 12438
63 Tallahatchie County 11969
64 Lawrence County 11790
65 Perry County 11507
66 Jefferson Davis County 11170
67 Noxubee County 10116
68 Webster County 9975
69 Carroll County 9831
70 Montgomery County 9696
71 Tunica County 9644
72 Kemper County 8809
73 Claiborne County 8668
74 Wilkinson County 8303
75 Choctaw County 8134
76 Franklin County 7686
77 Benton County 7645
78 Humphreys County 7558
79 Jefferson County 7137
80 Quitman County 5897
81 Sharkey County 3629
82 Issaquena County 1318