Fastest Growing Counties in Mississippi (2025)

County
Rank
Change (2020)
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
George County18.6%26,45924,364
Lafayette County27.2%59,94155,913
DeSoto County36.09%197,453186,122
Pearl River County45.97%59,56856,211
Madison County55.24%114,991109,266
Lamar County64.3%67,15964,389
Jackson County74.09%149,241143,373
Rankin County83.9%163,295157,162
Stone County93.55%18,98618,335
Union County102.75%28,58827,822
Prentiss County112.61%25,62324,971
Marshall County122.3%34,55933,781
Pontotoc County132.18%31,87131,192
Itawamba County141.98%24,33723,865
Webster County151.76%10,0769,902
Harrison County161.03%210,950208,809
Greene County170.98%13,67113,538
Hancock County180.74%46,46346,123
Wayne County190.68%19,94319,808
Forrest County200.62%78,67278,189
Leake County210.57%21,36821,246
Tate County220.51%28,26528,121
Walthall County230.5%13,94113,871
Simpson County24-0.01%25,89925,901
Marion County25-0.14%24,34024,375
Smith County26-0.42%14,13314,193
Lee County27-0.69%82,74983,323
Lincoln County28-0.72%34,57834,828
Franklin County29-0.74%7,6087,665
Adams County30-0.74%29,20429,423
Neshoba County31-0.8%28,75928,991
Yalobusha County32-0.85%12,33212,438
Panola County33-1.04%32,82333,169
Newton County34-1.15%21,01121,256
Montgomery County35-1.23%9,6749,794
Chickasaw County36-1.25%16,87217,086
Monroe County37-1.31%33,69134,139
Choctaw County38-1.67%8,0748,211
Oktibbeha County39-1.68%50,84151,709
Clarke County40-1.72%15,27815,545
Alcorn County41-1.79%34,11134,733
Jones County42-1.93%65,87067,163
Scott County43-2.05%27,40127,974
Covington County44-2.2%17,89318,295
Lawrence County45-2.32%11,70111,979
Copiah County46-2.48%27,56828,270
Winston County47-2.54%17,24017,690
Perry County48-2.66%11,14911,454
Jasper County49-2.84%15,88516,350
Tishomingo County50-3.01%18,27918,846
Grenada County51-3.01%20,92721,577
Clay County52-3.36%17,99618,622
Pike County53-3.44%38,80840,192
Tippah County54-3.48%20,98521,742
Lowndes County55-3.86%56,50758,777
Amite County56-3.87%12,20812,700
Yazoo County57-4.03%25,60226,676
Attala County58-4.5%17,01717,818
Jefferson Davis County59-4.61%10,74911,269
Lauderdale County60-4.65%69,29772,675
Noxubee County61-4.76%9,74210,229
Benton County62-6.03%7,2027,664
Kemper County63-6.12%8,4128,960
Issaquena County64-6.33%1,2441,328
Calhoun County65-6.48%12,36313,219
Warren County66-6.56%41,62444,544
Coahoma County67-6.89%19,76121,224
Hinds County68-7.61%209,500226,765
Jefferson County69-7.67%6,6897,245
Carroll County70-8.06%9,1339,934
Sunflower County71-8.22%23,73025,856
Leflore County72-8.45%25,80628,188
Washington County73-8.62%40,79044,640
Tunica County74-8.68%8,8889,733
Claiborne County75-8.75%8,3019,097
Wilkinson County76-8.89%7,7688,526
Bolivar County77-9.25%27,98230,835
Tallahatchie County78-10.05%11,37712,648
Humphreys County79-10.34%6,9407,740
Holmes County80-10.5%15,10916,882
Quitman County81-14.11%5,2906,159
Sharkey County82-18.24%3,0843,772

Mississippi County Growth Overview

Mississippi's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. George County leads with 8.6% annualized growth, followed by Lafayette County (7.2%) and DeSoto County (6.09%). The largest counties are Harrison County (210,950), Hinds County (209,500), and DeSoto County (197,453). Of the 82 counties in Mississippi, 23 are growing while 59 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged -2.45% annualized growth, with total population growing by -0.58% annually.