Counties in Mississippi
Mississippi has 82 counties. Each county profile includes income, poverty, housing costs, educational attainment, demographics, and employment data from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Counties often vary dramatically within a state — a metro-area county may have median incomes double that of a rural neighbor. Use the topic rankings below to see exactly how Mississippi's counties compare on any measure.
Mississippi Counties by Income
Mississippi Counties by Poverty
Mississippi Counties by Home Values
Mississippi Counties by Education
Mississippi Counties by Diversity
Adams County
Pop. 29,098
Alcorn County
Pop. 34,500
Amite County
Pop. 12,611
Attala County
Pop. 17,685
Benton County
Pop. 7,592
Bolivar County
Pop. 30,163
Calhoun County
Pop. 13,029
Carroll County
Pop. 9,828
Chickasaw County
Pop. 16,994
Choctaw County
Pop. 8,172
Claiborne County
Pop. 8,908
Clarke County
Pop. 15,424
Clay County
Pop. 18,462
Coahoma County
Pop. 20,808
Copiah County
Pop. 27,994
Covington County
Pop. 18,226
DeSoto County
Pop. 188,598
Forrest County
Pop. 78,027
Franklin County
Pop. 7,655
George County
Pop. 24,870
Greene County
Pop. 13,595
Grenada County
Pop. 21,342
Hancock County
Pop. 46,057
Harrison County
Pop. 209,443
Hinds County
Pop. 222,494
Holmes County
Pop. 16,491
Humphreys County
Pop. 7,570
Issaquena County
Pop. 1,095
Itawamba County
Pop. 23,942
Jackson County
Pop. 144,437
Jasper County
Pop. 16,211
Jefferson County
Pop. 7,127
Jefferson Davis County
Pop. 11,183
Jones County
Pop. 66,839
Kemper County
Pop. 8,855
Lafayette County
Pop. 56,920
Lamar County
Pop. 65,081
Lauderdale County
Pop. 71,984
Lawrence County
Pop. 11,883
Leake County
Pop. 21,288
Lee County
Pop. 83,138
Leflore County
Pop. 27,432
Lincoln County
Pop. 34,830
Lowndes County
Pop. 58,187
Madison County
Pop. 110,303
Marion County
Pop. 24,303
Marshall County
Pop. 33,899
Monroe County
Pop. 33,928
Montgomery County
Pop. 9,708
Neshoba County
Pop. 28,927
Newton County
Pop. 21,151
Noxubee County
Pop. 10,136
Oktibbeha County
Pop. 51,473
Panola County
Pop. 32,965
Pearl River County
Pop. 56,781
Perry County
Pop. 11,459
Pike County
Pop. 39,930
Pontotoc County
Pop. 31,312
Prentiss County
Pop. 24,999
Quitman County
Pop. 5,908
Rankin County
Pop. 158,218
Scott County
Pop. 27,754
Sharkey County
Pop. 3,848
Simpson County
Pop. 25,817
Smith County
Pop. 14,193
Stone County
Pop. 18,515
Sunflower County
Pop. 25,328
Tallahatchie County
Pop. 12,363
Tate County
Pop. 28,135
Tippah County
Pop. 21,621
Tishomingo County
Pop. 18,738
Tunica County
Pop. 9,586
Union County
Pop. 28,009
Walthall County
Pop. 13,864
Warren County
Pop. 43,623
Washington County
Pop. 43,674
Wayne County
Pop. 19,699
Webster County
Pop. 9,942
Wilkinson County
Pop. 8,376
Winston County
Pop. 17,609
Yalobusha County
Pop. 12,439
Yazoo County
Pop. 26,837