Mississippi County Map With Cities
By Marko Visic · Updated Oct 5, 2026
Mississippi has 82 counties, covering 46,925 square miles of land. The Census Bureau estimates its population at 2,954,160 as of July 1, 2025. The largest county by land area is Yazoo County; the most populous is Harrison County; the least populous is Issaquena County.
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All 82 Mississippi counties
| County | FIPS code | Population (July 1, 2025) ▼ | Change since April 2020 | Land area (sq mi) | People per sq mi | Median household income (2020–2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County | 28047 | 217,136 | +4.1% | 574 | 378 | $59,479 |
| Hinds County | 28049 | 211,888 | -7.0% | 870 | 244 | $49,402 |
| DeSoto County | 28033 | 197,918 | +6.8% | 476 | 415 | $85,297 |
| Rankin County | 28121 | 162,181 | +3.3% | 776 | 209 | $79,357 |
| Jackson County | 28059 | 147,666 | +3.1% | 723 | 204 | $66,201 |
| Madison County | 28089 | 116,298 | +6.6% | 714 | 163 | $83,441 |
| Lee County | 28081 | 83,731 | +0.5% | 450 | 186 | $67,863 |
| Forrest County | 28035 | 79,034 | +1.1% | 466 | 170 | $53,640 |
| Lauderdale County | 28075 | 70,317 | -3.6% | 704 | 100 | $50,817 |
| Lamar County | 28073 | 67,403 | +5.0% | 497 | 136 | $70,909 |
| Jones County | 28067 | 66,496 | -1.1% | 695 | 96 | $52,216 |
| Lafayette County | 28071 | 59,597 | +6.8% | 632 | 94 | $67,185 |
| Pearl River County | 28109 | 59,363 | +5.7% | 812 | 73 | $58,135 |
| Lowndes County | 28087 | 57,346 | -2.6% | 506 | 113 | $53,812 |
| Oktibbeha County | 28105 | 51,896 | +0.2% | 458 | 113 | $46,695 |
| Hancock County | 28045 | 46,873 | +1.8% | 474 | 99 | $67,708 |
| Warren County | 28149 | 41,759 | -6.6% | 589 | 71 | $59,401 |
| Washington County | 28151 | 40,446 | -10.0% | 724 | 56 | $42,165 |
| Pike County | 28113 | 38,712 | -4.0% | 409 | 95 | $43,814 |
| Lincoln County | 28085 | 35,012 | +0.3% | 586 | 60 | $51,119 |
| Marshall County | 28093 | 34,654 | +2.7% | 706 | 49 | $53,458 |
| Alcorn County | 28003 | 34,569 | -0.5% | 400 | 86 | $51,260 |
| Monroe County | 28095 | 33,318 | -2.5% | 765 | 44 | $51,866 |
| Panola County | 28107 | 32,691 | -1.6% | 685 | 48 | $45,945 |
| Pontotoc County | 28115 | 32,096 | +2.9% | 498 | 64 | $51,484 |
| Adams County | 28001 | 30,061 | +1.8% | 462 | 65 | $43,644 |
| Neshoba County | 28099 | 28,732 | -1.2% | 570 | 50 | $57,013 |
| Tate County | 28137 | 28,725 | +2.3% | 405 | 71 | $69,704 |
| Union County | 28145 | 28,459 | +2.4% | 416 | 68 | $55,505 |
| Bolivar County | 28011 | 28,262 | -8.8% | 877 | 32 | $39,585 |
| Scott County | 28123 | 28,073 | +0.3% | 609 | 46 | $48,786 |
| Copiah County | 28029 | 27,497 | -3.1% | 777 | 35 | $49,089 |
| George County | 28039 | 26,331 | +8.1% | 479 | 55 | $59,758 |
| Leflore County | 28083 | 25,686 | -9.9% | 594 | 43 | $35,277 |
| Simpson County | 28127 | 25,498 | -1.7% | 589 | 43 | $56,381 |
| Prentiss County | 28117 | 25,284 | +1.1% | 415 | 61 | $49,724 |
| Itawamba County | 28057 | 24,152 | +1.2% | 533 | 45 | $55,546 |
| Marion County | 28091 | 24,001 | -1.8% | 542 | 44 | $45,110 |
| Yazoo County | 28163 | 22,947 | -14.2% | 922 | 25 | $39,295 |
| Sunflower County | 28133 | 22,893 | -11.3% | 698 | 33 | $39,956 |
| Leake County | 28079 | 21,662 | +1.8% | 583 | 37 | $50,728 |
| Tippah County | 28139 | 21,389 | -2.0% | 458 | 47 | $52,542 |
| Newton County | 28101 | 20,960 | -1.5% | 578 | 36 | $50,540 |
| Grenada County | 28043 | 20,868 | -3.5% | 422 | 49 | $48,804 |
| Coahoma County | 28027 | 19,849 | -7.2% | 553 | 36 | $37,461 |
| Wayne County | 28153 | 19,807 | +0.1% | 811 | 24 | $37,619 |
| Stone County | 28131 | 19,654 | +7.2% | 445 | 44 | $61,413 |
| Tishomingo County | 28141 | 18,639 | -1.1% | 424 | 44 | $53,040 |
| Clay County | 28025 | 18,238 | -2.1% | 410 | 44 | $43,125 |
| Covington County | 28031 | 17,898 | -2.4% | 414 | 43 | $45,051 |
| Winston County | 28159 | 17,473 | -1.3% | 607 | 29 | $53,031 |
| Attala County | 28007 | 17,100 | -4.4% | 735 | 23 | $51,639 |
| Chickasaw County | 28017 | 16,730 | -2.2% | 502 | 33 | $43,586 |
| Jasper County | 28061 | 15,785 | -3.6% | 676 | 23 | $48,660 |
| Holmes County | 28051 | 15,465 | -9.1% | 757 | 20 | $32,538 |
| Clarke County | 28023 | 15,102 | -3.3% | 692 | 22 | $46,108 |
| Smith County | 28129 | 13,991 | -1.6% | 636 | 22 | $60,916 |
| Walthall County | 28147 | 13,928 | +0.3% | 404 | 34 | $48,905 |
| Greene County | 28041 | 13,707 | +1.3% | 713 | 19 | $54,276 |
| Calhoun County | 28013 | 12,643 | -4.7% | 587 | 22 | $43,125 |
| Amite County | 28005 | 12,487 | -1.9% | 730 | 17 | $37,222 |
| Yalobusha County | 28161 | 12,375 | -0.9% | 467 | 26 | $49,151 |
| Lawrence County | 28077 | 11,819 | -1.7% | 431 | 27 | $43,531 |
| Perry County | 28111 | 11,577 | +0.6% | 647 | 18 | $49,634 |
| Jefferson Davis County | 28065 | 10,941 | -3.4% | 408 | 27 | $38,548 |
| Tallahatchie County | 28135 | 10,877 | -14.5% | 646 | 17 | $37,466 |
| Webster County | 28155 | 10,167 | +2.4% | 421 | 24 | $58,789 |
| Noxubee County | 28103 | 9,798 | -4.7% | 695 | 14 | $33,833 |
| Montgomery County | 28097 | 9,354 | -4.7% | 407 | 23 | $41,748 |
| Carroll County | 28015 | 9,226 | -7.8% | 628 | 15 | $59,327 |
| Tunica County | 28143 | 8,819 | -9.9% | 454 | 19 | $39,364 |
| Kemper County | 28069 | 8,600 | -4.3% | 766 | 11 | $46,431 |
| Claiborne County | 28021 | 8,058 | -11.8% | 487 | 17 | $31,897 |
| Choctaw County | 28019 | 8,048 | -2.4% | 418 | 19 | $50,919 |
| Wilkinson County | 28157 | 7,582 | -11.7% | 678 | 11 | $35,311 |
| Benton County | 28009 | 7,502 | -1.9% | 407 | 18 | $46,016 |
| Franklin County | 28037 | 7,491 | -2.4% | 564 | 13 | $52,939 |
| Humphreys County | 28053 | 7,001 | -10.1% | 419 | 17 | $33,731 |
| Jefferson County | 28063 | 6,825 | -6.0% | 520 | 13 | $38,305 |
| Quitman County | 28119 | 5,364 | -13.1% | 405 | 13 | $32,412 |
| Sharkey County | 28125 | 3,097 | -18.5% | 432 | 7 | $40,000 |
| Issaquena County | 28055 | 1,263 | -5.5% | 413 | 3 | $31,429 |
FIPS code: the Census Bureau’s five-digit county ID, a two-digit state code plus a three-digit county code. It is not a ZIP code.
How many counties does Mississippi have?
Mississippi has 82 counties covering 46,925 square miles. The state was admitted to the Union in 1817 as the 20th state.
The largest county by land area is Yazoo County at 922 square miles, home to 22,947 residents. The most populous is Harrison County with 217,136 residents — a density of 378 people per square mile. At the other end of the scale, Issaquena County has 1,263 residents.
Jackson is both the state capital and the largest city in Mississippi.
Related resources
Download a printable outline of Mississippi’s county boundaries from our blank map of Mississippi page — available in SVG, PNG, and PDF.
Use the What County Am I In? tool to detect which Mississippi county a GPS location or address falls in, or the Address to County Lookup for batch input.
For demographic radius analysis, the Find ZIP Codes in Radius and Population Within Radius tools let you draw a circle around any Mississippi address and see every ZIP code and the total population inside.
Two SimpleMapLab studies cover Mississippi specifically: the 100-mile radius around Jackson measures how much of the state lives within 100 miles of its capitol, and the loneliest town in Mississippi ranks the state’s most isolated inhabited place. The county-counts blog post puts Mississippi’s 82 counties in national context.
Frequently asked questions
- County Population Totals, Vintage 2025: estimates for July 1, 2025, released March 2026
- Gazetteer Files, 2026: county land and water area
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024: median household income (table B19013)
- County boundaries on the map: US Atlas TopoJSON build of the US Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line shapefiles. All figures are US Census Bureau data in the public domain.