Census Charts Index > Mississippi
Population, Areas, and Housing Density for Mississippi counties are shown in this easy-to-read table and chart combination.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census.
| Location | Population | Housing units | Area in square miles | Density per square mile of land area | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total area | Water area | Land area | Population | Housing units | ||||
| United States | 281,421,906 | 115,904,641 | 3,794,083.06 | 256,644.62 | 3,537,438.44 | 79.6 | 32.8 | United States |
| Mississippi | 2,844,658 | 1,161,953 | 48,430.19 | 1,523.24 | 46,906.96 | 60.6 | 24.8 | Mississippi |
| Adams Co. | 34,340 | 15,175 | 486.25 | 25.99 | 460.26 | 74.6 | 33.0 | Adams Co. |
| Alcorn Co. | 34,558 | 15,818 | 401.35 | 1.46 | 399.89 | 86.4 | 39.6 | Alcorn Co. |
| Amite Co. | 13,599 | 6,446 | 731.64 | 2.04 | 729.60 | 18.6 | 8.8 | Amite Co. |
| Attala Co. | 19,661 | 8,639 | 737.10 | 1.97 | 735.13 | 26.7 | 11.8 | Attala Co. |
| Benton Co. | 8,026 | 3,456 | 408.65 | 1.86 | 406.79 | 19.7 | 8.5 | Benton Co. |
| Bolivar Co. | 40,633 | 14,939 | 905.76 | 29.47 | 876.28 | 46.4 | 17.0 | Bolivar Co. |
| Calhoun Co. | 15,069 | 6,902 | 587.97 | 1.43 | 586.54 | 25.7 | 11.8 | Calhoun Co. |
| Carroll Co. | 10,769 | 4,888 | 634.54 | 6.81 | 627.73 | 17.2 | 7.8 | Carroll Co. |
| Chickasaw Co. | 19,440 | 7,981 | 504.27 | 2.71 | 501.56 | 38.8 | 15.9 | Chickasaw Co. |
| Choctaw Co. | 9,758 | 4,249 | 419.81 | 0.71 | 419.10 | 23.3 | 10.1 | Choctaw Co. |
| Claiborne Co. | 11,831 | 4,252 | 501.36 | 14.59 | 486.77 | 24.3 | 8.7 | Claiborne Co. |
| Clarke Co. | 17,955 | 8,100 | 693.41 | 2.14 | 691.27 | 26.0 | 11.7 | Clarke Co. |
| Clay Co. | 21,979 | 8,810 | 416.02 | 7.46 | 408.56 | 53.8 | 21.6 | Clay Co. |
| Coahoma Co. | 30,622 | 11,490 | 583.14 | 28.99 | 554.15 | 55.3 | 20.7 | Coahoma Co. |
| Copiah Co. | 28,757 | 11,101 | 779.38 | 2.78 | 776.60 | 37.0 | 14.3 | Copiah Co. |
| Covington Co. | 19,407 | 8,083 | 414.94 | 1.15 | 413.79 | 46.9 | 19.5 | Covington Co. |
| DeSoto Co. | 107,199 | 40,795 | 496.77 | 18.91 | 477.86 | 224.3 | 85.4 | DeSoto Co. |
| Forrest Co. | 72,604 | 29,913 | 470.17 | 3.59 | 466.58 | 155.6 | 64.1 | Forrest Co. |
| Franklin Co. | 8,448 | 4,119 | 566.74 | 2.14 | 564.60 | 15.0 | 7.3 | Franklin Co. |
| George Co. | 19,144 | 7,513 | 483.63 | 5.34 | 478.29 | 40.0 | 15.7 | George Co. |
| Greene Co. | 13,299 | 4,947 | 718.69 | 5.87 | 712.82 | 18.7 | 6.9 | Greene Co. |
| Grenada Co. | 23,263 | 9,973 | 449.38 | 27.58 | 421.79 | 55.2 | 23.6 | Grenada Co. |
| Hancock Co. | 42,967 | 21,072 | 552.53 | 75.65 | 476.88 | 90.1 | 44.2 | Hancock Co. |
| Harrison Co. | 189,601 | 79,636 | 976.15 | 395.17 | 580.98 | 326.3 | 137.1 | Harrison Co. |
| Hinds Co. | 250,800 | 100,287 | 877.35 | 8.16 | 869.18 | 288.5 | 115.4 | Hinds Co. |
| Holmes Co. | 21,609 | 8,439 | 764.18 | 8.18 | 756.00 | 28.6 | 11.2 | Holmes Co. |
| Humphreys Co. | 11,206 | 4,138 | 431.16 | 13.07 | 418.09 | 26.8 | 9.9 | Humphreys Co. |
| Issaquena Co. | 2,274 | 877 | 441.36 | 28.30 | 413.06 | 5.5 | 2.1 | Issaquena Co. |
| Itawamba Co. | 22,770 | 9,804 | 540.42 | 8.11 | 532.31 | 42.8 | 18.4 | Itawamba Co. |
| Jackson Co. | 131,420 | 51,678 | 1,043.30 | 316.40 | 726.90 | 180.8 | 71.1 | Jackson Co. |
| Location | Population | Housing units | Area in square miles | Density per square mile of land area | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total area | Water area | Land area | Population | Housing units | ||||
| United States | 281,421,906 | 115,904,641 | 3,794,083.06 | 256,644.62 | 3,537,438.44 | 79.6 | 32.8 | United States |
| Mississippi | 2,844,658 | 1,161,953 | 48,430.19 | 1,523.24 | 46,906.96 | 60.6 | 24.8 | Mississippi |
| Jasper Co. | 18,149 | 7,671 | 677.44 | 1.44 | 676.00 | 26.8 | 11.3 | Jasper Co. |
| Jefferson Co. | 9,740 | 3,819 | 527.19 | 7.81 | 519.39 | 18.8 | 7.4 | Jefferson Co. |
| Jefferson Davis Co. | 13,962 | 5,891 | 409.10 | 0.70 | 408.41 | 34.2 | 14.4 | Jefferson Davis Co. |
| Jones Co. | 64,958 | 26,921 | 699.73 | 5.91 | 693.82 | 93.6 | 38.8 | Jones Co. |
| Kemper Co. | 10,453 | 4,533 | 767.00 | 0.87 | 766.13 | 13.6 | 5.9 | Kemper Co. |
| Lafayette Co. | 38,744 | 16,587 | 679.29 | 48.17 | 631.11 | 61.4 | 26.3 | Lafayette Co. |
| Lamar Co. | 39,070 | 15,433 | 500.49 | 3.42 | 497.07 | 78.6 | 31.0 | Lamar Co. |
| Lauderdale Co. | 78,161 | 33,418 | 715.28 | 11.77 | 703.51 | 111.1 | 47.5 | Lauderdale Co. |
| Lawrence Co. | 13,258 | 5,688 | 435.73 | 5.11 | 430.63 | 30.8 | 13.2 | Lawrence Co. |
| Leake Co. | 20,940 | 8,585 | 585.39 | 2.68 | 582.71 | 35.9 | 14.7 | Leake Co. |
| Lee Co. | 75,755 | 31,887 | 453.14 | 3.55 | 449.59 | 168.5 | 70.9 | Lee Co. |
| Leflore Co. | 37,947 | 14,097 | 606.35 | 14.42 | 591.93 | 64.1 | 23.8 | Leflore Co. |
| Lincoln Co. | 33,166 | 14,052 | 588.17 | 2.47 | 585.71 | 56.6 | 24.0 | Lincoln Co. |
| Lowndes Co. | 61,586 | 25,104 | 516.45 | 14.15 | 502.30 | 122.6 | 50.0 | Lowndes Co. |
| Madison Co. | 74,674 | 28,781 | 741.97 | 24.86 | 717.11 | 104.1 | 40.1 | Madison Co. |
| Marion Co. | 25,595 | 10,395 | 548.58 | 6.24 | 542.34 | 47.2 | 19.2 | Marion Co. |
| Marshall Co. | 34,993 | 13,252 | 709.80 | 3.47 | 706.33 | 49.5 | 18.8 | Marshall Co. |
| Monroe Co. | 38,014 | 16,236 | 772.04 | 7.87 | 764.17 | 49.7 | 21.2 | Monroe Co. |
| Montgomery Co. | 12,189 | 5,402 | 407.86 | 1.02 | 406.85 | 30.0 | 13.3 | Montgomery Co. |
| Neshoba Co. | 28,684 | 11,980 | 571.64 | 1.64 | 570.00 | 50.3 | 21.0 | Neshoba Co. |
| Newton Co. | 21,838 | 9,259 | 579.58 | 1.55 | 578.03 | 37.8 | 16.0 | Newton Co. |
| Noxubee Co. | 12,548 | 5,228 | 700.05 | 5.26 | 694.79 | 18.1 | 7.5 | Noxubee Co. |
| Oktibbeha Co. | 42,902 | 17,344 | 461.90 | 4.19 | 457.71 | 93.7 | 37.9 | Oktibbeha Co. |
| Panola Co. | 34,274 | 13,736 | 705.13 | 20.94 | 684.20 | 50.1 | 20.1 | Panola Co. |
| Pearl River Co. | 48,621 | 20,610 | 818.93 | 7.60 | 811.33 | 59.9 | 25.4 | Pearl River Co. |
| Perry Co. | 12,138 | 5,107 | 650.20 | 3.02 | 647.18 | 18.8 | 7.9 | Perry Co. |
| Pike Co. | 38,940 | 16,720 | 410.78 | 1.89 | 408.89 | 95.2 | 40.9 | Pike Co. |
| Pontotoc Co. | 26,726 | 10,816 | 500.99 | 3.64 | 497.35 | 53.7 | 21.7 | Pontotoc Co. |
| Prentiss Co. | 25,556 | 10,681 | 418.24 | 3.32 | 414.93 | 61.6 | 25.7 | Prentiss Co. |
| Quitman Co. | 10,117 | 3,923 | 406.49 | 1.66 | 404.84 | 25.0 | 9.7 | Quitman Co. |
| Location | Population | Housing units | Area in square miles | Density per square mile of land area | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total area | Water area | Land area | Population | Housing units | ||||
| United States | 281,421,906 | 115,904,641 | 3,794,083.06 | 256,644.62 | 3,537,438.44 | 79.6 | 32.8 | United States |
| Mississippi | 2,844,658 | 1,161,953 | 48,430.19 | 1,523.24 | 46,906.96 | 60.6 | 24.8 | Mississippi |
| Rankin Co. | 115,327 | 45,070 | 806.09 | 31.57 | 774.52 | 148.9 | 58.2 | Rankin Co. |
| Scott Co. | 28,423 | 11,116 | 610.38 | 1.30 | 609.08 | 46.7 | 18.3 | Scott Co. |
| Sharkey Co. | 6,580 | 2,416 | 434.88 | 7.17 | 427.71 | 15.4 | 5.6 | Sharkey Co. |
| Simpson Co. | 27,639 | 11,307 | 590.53 | 1.80 | 588.73 | 46.9 | 19.2 | Simpson Co. |
| Smith Co. | 16,182 | 7,005 | 637.27 | 1.38 | 635.89 | 25.4 | 11.0 | Smith Co. |
| Stone Co. | 13,622 | 5,343 | 448.07 | 2.71 | 445.37 | 30.6 | 12.0 | Stone Co. |
| Sunflower Co. | 34,369 | 10,338 | 707.22 | 13.43 | 693.79 | 49.5 | 14.9 | Sunflower Co. |
| Tallahatchie Co. | 14,903 | 5,711 | 652.08 | 8.16 | 643.92 | 23.1 | 8.9 | Tallahatchie Co. |
| Tate Co. | 25,370 | 9,354 | 410.95 | 6.47 | 404.48 | 62.7 | 23.1 | Tate Co. |
| Tippah Co. | 20,826 | 8,868 | 459.97 | 2.07 | 457.91 | 45.5 | 19.4 | Tippah Co. |
| Tishomingo Co. | 19,163 | 9,553 | 444.54 | 20.41 | 424.12 | 45.2 | 22.5 | Tishomingo Co. |
| Tunica Co. | 9,227 | 3,705 | 480.78 | 25.97 | 454.81 | 20.3 | 8.1 | Tunica Co. |
| Union Co. | 25,362 | 10,693 | 416.87 | 1.44 | 415.43 | 61.0 | 25.7 | Union Co. |
| Walthall Co. | 15,156 | 6,418 | 404.44 | 0.62 | 403.82 | 37.5 | 15.9 | Walthall Co. |
| Warren Co. | 49,644 | 20,789 | 618.76 | 32.15 | 586.61 | 84.6 | 35.4 | Warren Co. |
| Washington Co. | 62,977 | 24,381 | 761.26 | 37.27 | 723.99 | 87.0 | 33.7 | Washington Co. |
| Wayne Co. | 21,216 | 9,049 | 813.50 | 3.18 | 810.32 | 26.2 | 11.2 | Wayne Co. |
| Webster Co. | 10,294 | 4,344 | 423.34 | 0.85 | 422.49 | 24.4 | 10.3 | Webster Co. |
| Wilkinson Co. | 10,312 | 5,106 | 687.66 | 10.95 | 676.70 | 15.2 | 7.5 | Wilkinson Co. |
| Winston Co. | 20,160 | 8,472 | 610.11 | 3.14 | 606.97 | 33.2 | 14.0 | Winston Co. |
| Yalobusha Co. | 13,051 | 6,224 | 495.00 | 27.88 | 467.12 | 27.9 | 13.3 | Yalobusha Co. |
| Yazoo Co. | 28,149 | 10,015 | 934.12 | 14.64 | 919.48 | 30.6 | 10.9 | Yazoo Co. |
The entries under the Area in square miles headings are areas.
The entries under the Population and Housing Units headings are totals.
The Density per square mile of land area values are derived by dividing the population (or housing unit) count by the land ares. For example, dividing the total US population of 281,421,906 by the total land area of 3,537,438.44 gives a density value of 79.6 people per square mile.
In this chart the length of all of the colored bars represent percentages of the highest value of any county in the state. For example, the county with the highest population will have a colored bar that fills the cell. A county with half that many people will have a colored bar that fills half the cell. The same method is used for the colored bars shown in the Area and Density table cells. For small percentages the bar does not appear.
Abbreviations used in location names: Co.=County, C.A.=Census Area, Pa.=Parish, Mu.=Municipio.
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