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Counties of Mississippi

Mississippi has 82 counties, home to 2,954,160 people across 121,535 km². Each county below opens its full profile — Census Bureau and American Community Survey figures, and how it ranks against the rest of Mississippi and the country.

Counties
82
Population
2,954,160
2025 estimate
#35 of 51 states
Area
121,535 km²
#31 of 51 states
Density
24
per km²
#34 of 51 states
How Mississippi's counties spread

Across Mississippi's counties: the middle value, where the state ranks among all states (1 = highest median), and which county is highest and lowest. Medians rather than totals, since most of these are rates that cannot be added up.

Amenities & Infrastructure
IndicatorMedian
Households with Broadband202479.8%
Median Gross Rent2024$776
Median Home Value2024$122,250
Owner-Occupied Homes202474.8%
Vacant Homes202416.8%
Demography
IndicatorMedian
Aged 65 and Over202418.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native20240.1%
Asian, non-Hispanic20240.3%
Average Household Size2024people2.5
Black, non-Hispanic202436.3%
Foreign-Born20241.3%
Hispanic or Latino20242.1%
Median Age2024years39.7
Sex Ratio2024per 1,000 males1,055
Speak a Language Other Than English20242.7%
Under 18202423.0%
Veterans20245.6%
White, non-Hispanic202456.1%
Economy
IndicatorMedian
Below Poverty Line202420.9%
Households on SNAP202415.1%
Income Inequality2024index0.478
Median Household Income2024$49,518
Per Capita Income2024$27,833
Unemployment Rate20246.0%
Education
IndicatorMedian
Bachelor's Degree or Higher202417.9%
High School or Higher202484.8%
Health Coverage
IndicatorMedian
No Health Insurance202411.4%
With a Disability202419.9%
Population & Density
IndicatorMedian
Population202521,526
Population Density2025/km²17
Work & Commute
IndicatorMedian
Commute by Public Transit20240.1%
Households with No Vehicle20246.1%
Mean Commute Time2024minutes26.9
Work from Home20244.0%
All counties
CountyPopulation 2025
Adams County30,061
Alcorn County34,569
Amite County12,487
Attala County17,100
Benton County7,502
Bolivar County28,262
Calhoun County12,643
Carroll County9,226
Chickasaw County16,730
Choctaw County8,048
Claiborne County8,058
Clarke County15,102
Clay County18,238
Coahoma County19,849
Copiah County27,497
Covington County17,898
DeSoto County197,918
Forrest County79,034
Franklin County7,491
George County26,331
Greene County13,707
Grenada County20,868
Hancock County46,873
Harrison County217,136
Hinds County211,888
Holmes County15,465
Humphreys County7,001
Issaquena County1,263
Itawamba County24,152
Jackson County147,666
Jasper County15,785
Jefferson County6,825
Jefferson Davis County10,941
Jones County66,496
Kemper County8,600
Lafayette County59,597
Lamar County67,403
Lauderdale County70,317
Lawrence County11,819
Leake County21,662
Lee County83,731
Leflore County25,686
Lincoln County35,012
Lowndes County57,346
Madison County116,298
Marion County24,001
Marshall County34,654
Monroe County33,318
Montgomery County9,354
Neshoba County28,732
Newton County20,960
Noxubee County9,798
Oktibbeha County51,896
Panola County32,691
Pearl River County59,363
Perry County11,577
Pike County38,712
Pontotoc County32,096
Prentiss County25,284
Quitman County5,364
Rankin County162,181
Scott County28,073
Sharkey County3,097
Simpson County25,498
Smith County13,991
Stone County19,654
Sunflower County22,893
Tallahatchie County10,877
Tate County28,725
Tippah County21,389
Tishomingo County18,639
Tunica County8,819
Union County28,459
Walthall County13,928
Warren County41,759
Washington County40,446
Wayne County19,807
Webster County10,167
Wilkinson County7,582
Winston County17,473
Yalobusha County12,375
Yazoo County22,947
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