Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population in 2023

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for Mississippi was 2.94M. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest population (214.52K), followed by Harrison County (211.39K), and DeSoto County (193.96K).

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 2023
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Rank County Population
1 Hinds County 214517
2 Harrison County 211394
3 DeSoto County 193961
4 Rankin County 160184
5 Jackson County 146165
6 Madison County 113068
7 Lee County 82893
8 Forrest County 78432
9 Lauderdale County 70901
10 Lamar County 66207
11 Jones County 66141
12 Lafayette County 59400
13 Pearl River County 58198
14 Lowndes County 57369
15 Oktibbeha County 51721
16 Hancock County 46161
17 Warren County 42323
18 Washington County 41902
19 Pike County 39271
20 Lincoln County 34815
21 Marshall County 34180
22 Alcorn County 34046
23 Monroe County 33636
24 Panola County 32651
25 Pontotoc County 31761
26 Neshoba County 28908
27 Adams County 28854
28 Bolivar County 28850
29 Tate County 28389
30 Union County 28275
31 Copiah County 27737
32 Scott County 27619
33 Leflore County 26595
34 Simpson County 25653
35 George County 25589
36 Prentiss County 25310
37 Yazoo County 24603
38 Itawamba County 24139
39 Marion County 24133
40 Sunflower County 23940
41 Tippah County 21377
42 Leake County 21336
43 Grenada County 21103
44 Newton County 21041
45 Coahoma County 20253
46 Wayne County 19743
47 Stone County 19004
48 Tishomingo County 18524
49 Clay County 18265
50 Covington County 18020
51 Winston County 17476
52 Attala County 17346
53 Chickasaw County 16838
54 Jasper County 15970
55 Holmes County 15836
56 Clarke County 15240
57 Smith County 14108
58 Walthall County 13835
59 Greene County 13625
60 Calhoun County 12766
61 Amite County 12474
62 Yalobusha County 12369
63 Lawrence County 11718
64 Tallahatchie County 11517
65 Perry County 11433
66 Jefferson Davis County 10997
67 Webster County 9989
68 Noxubee County 9938
69 Montgomery County 9565
70 Carroll County 9532
71 Tunica County 9380
72 Kemper County 8620
73 Claiborne County 8425
74 Choctaw County 8072
75 Wilkinson County 7988
76 Franklin County 7626
77 Benton County 7491
78 Humphreys County 7217
79 Jefferson County 6974
80 Quitman County 5592
81 Sharkey County 3378
82 Issaquena County 1280