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Mississippi counties by population

Number of counties: 82
Population: 2,967,023
Largest county: Hinds County
Table of counties in Mississippi sorted by population from largest to smallest.
CountyPopulation
Hinds County230,772
Harrison County207,382
DeSoto County183,220
Rankin County156,052
Jackson County142,993
Madison County108,248
Lee County83,388
Forrest County77,743
Lauderdale County73,756
Jones County67,374
Lamar County63,610
Lowndes County58,904
Pearl River County55,972
Lafayette County55,727
Oktibbeha County51,339
Hancock County45,911
Washington County45,616
Warren County45,141
Pike County40,262
Alcorn County34,964
Lincoln County34,910
Monroe County34,448
Marshall County34,031
Panola County33,300
Bolivar County31,301
Pontotoc County31,136
Adams County29,927
Neshoba County29,153
Leflore County28,555
Copiah County28,453
Tate County28,123
Scott County28,062
Yazoo County27,924
Union County27,775
Sunflower County26,295
Simpson County26,064
Prentiss County25,022
Marion County24,609
George County24,260
Itawamba County23,863
Tippah County21,877
Coahoma County21,839
Grenada County21,621
Leake County21,452
Newton County21,385
Wayne County19,824
Tishomingo County18,945
Clay County18,768
Covington County18,491
Stone County18,356
Attala County18,025
Winston County17,846
Holmes County17,243
Chickasaw County17,100
Jasper County16,406
Clarke County15,678
Smith County14,483
Walthall County13,981
Greene County13,653
Calhoun County13,420
Tallahatchie County12,917
Amite County12,718
Yalobusha County12,586
Lawrence County12,055
Perry County11,611
Jefferson Davis County11,372
Noxubee County10,410
Carroll County10,053
Tunica County9,949
Montgomery County9,948
Webster County9,938
Kemper County9,211
Claiborne County9,115
Wilkinson County8,706
Choctaw County8,264
Humphreys County7,916
Franklin County7,705
Benton County7,687
Jefferson County7,286
Quitman County6,327
Sharkey County4,160
Issaquena County1,111

What is the largest county in Mississippi?

Hinds County is the largest county in Mississippi with a population of 230,772.

TOP-5 counties by population in Mississippi:
  • Hinds County
  • Harrison County
  • DeSoto County
  • Rankin County
  • Jackson County