(Links below lead to Quick Facts for Mississippi Counties: People, Business & Geography at U.S. Census Bureau.)
| Area | 7/1/2008 | 7/1/2007 | 7/1/2006 | 7/1/2005 | 7/1/2004 | 7/1/2003 | 7/1/2002 | 7/1/2001 | 7/1/2000 | Census 2000 |
| Mississippi | 2,938,618 | 2,921,030 | 2,896,713 | 2,898,209 | 2,884,596 | 2,866,711 | 2,858,013 | 2,853,061 | 2,848,293 | 2,844,658 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 31,307 | 31,672 | 32,162 | 31,743 | 32,038 | 32,917 | 33,361 | 33,746 | 34,214 | 34,340 |
| Alcorn County | 35,673 | 35,576 | 35,333 | 35,028 | 34,933 | 34,692 | 34,743 | 34,653 | 34,607 | 34,558 |
| Amite County | 13,248 | 13,333 | 13,459 | 13,349 | 13,312 | 13,409 | 13,421 | 13,511 | 13,578 | 13,599 |
| Attala County | 19,671 | 19,561 | 19,430 | 19,307 | 19,369 | 19,502 | 19,585 | 19,628 | 19,645 | 19,661 |
| Benton County | 8,116 | 8,015 | 7,948 | 7,855 | 7,793 | 7,808 | 7,828 | 7,915 | 8,024 | 8,026 |
| Bolivar County | 37,195 | 37,493 | 37,659 | 37,582 | 38,274 | 38,830 | 39,210 | 40,064 | 40,471 | 40,633 |
| Calhoun County | 14,508 | 14,547 | 14,568 | 14,519 | 14,636 | 14,734 | 14,819 | 14,952 | 15,051 | 15,069 |
| Carroll County | 10,367 | 10,303 | 10,191 | 10,253 | 10,379 | 10,434 | 10,485 | 10,657 | 10,773 | 10,769 |
| Chickasaw County | 18,826 | 18,937 | 18,918 | 19,026 | 19,186 | 19,236 | 19,289 | 19,443 | 19,406 | 19,440 |
| Choctaw County | 9,090 | 9,039 | 9,179 | 9,268 | 9,332 | 9,513 | 9,580 | 9,610 | 9,748 | 9,758 |
| Claiborne County | 10,848 | 10,781 | 11,060 | 11,273 | 11,257 | 11,253 | 11,543 | 11,678 | 11,823 | 11,831 |
| Clarke County | 17,378 | 17,354 | 17,459 | 17,340 | 17,524 | 17,578 | 17,705 | 17,812 | 17,952 | 17,955 |
| Clay County | 20,860 | 20,963 | 21,045 | 21,109 | 21,397 | 21,363 | 21,838 | 21,796 | 21,971 | 21,979 |
| Coahoma County | 27,272 | 27,642 | 27,971 | 28,249 | 28,812 | 29,281 | 29,837 | 30,268 | 30,550 | 30,622 |
| Copiah County | 29,331 | 29,303 | 29,211 | 28,914 | 28,994 | 28,957 | 28,702 | 28,831 | 28,762 | 28,757 |
| Covington County | 20,526 | 20,352 | 20,240 | 20,041 | 20,082 | 20,009 | 19,702 | 19,468 | 19,461 | 19,407 |
| DeSoto County | 154,748 | 149,136 | 143,612 | 135,966 | 130,048 | 123,803 | 118,294 | 113,246 | 108,668 | 107,199 |
| Forrest County | 79,425 | 78,611 | 77,186 | 75,585 | 74,734 | 74,240 | 73,510 | 73,227 | 72,819 | 72,604 |
| Franklin County | 8,316 | 8,303 | 8,236 | 8,193 | 8,300 | 8,234 | 8,203 | 8,342 | 8,451 | 8,448 |
| George County | 22,406 | 21,936 | 21,525 | 20,838 | 20,435 | 20,244 | 19,851 | 19,460 | 19,195 | 19,144 |
| Greene County | 13,818 | 13,687 | 12,998 | 13,136 | 13,111 | 13,291 | 13,235 | 13,213 | 13,305 | 13,299 |
| Grenada County | 22,995 | 23,045 | 22,968 | 22,723 | 22,679 | 22,755 | 22,935 | 23,042 | 23,191 | 23,263 |
| Hancock County | 40,140 | 39,741 | 38,853 | 46,088 | 45,445 | 44,835 | 44,435 | 43,848 | 43,274 | 42,967 |
| Harrison County | 178,460 | 176,366 | 172,955 | 195,756 | 194,544 | 190,933 | 191,295 | 190,232 | 189,872 | 189,601 |
| Hinds County | 247,650 | 249,155 | 251,044 | 248,920 | 249,438 | 248,429 | 248,648 | 249,426 | 250,596 | 250,800 |
| Holmes County | 20,595 | 20,483 | 20,606 | 20,597 | 20,762 | 20,819 | 21,184 | 21,387 | 21,588 | 21,609 |
| Humphreys County | 10,089 | 10,004 | 10,090 | 10,155 | 10,362 | 10,473 | 10,681 | 11,036 | 11,133 | 11,206 |
| Issaquena County | 1,658 | 1,661 | 1,759 | 1,817 | 1,898 | 2,020 | 2,053 | 2,175 | 2,267 | 2,274 |
| Itawamba County | 23,175 | 23,032 | 22,986 | 23,015 | 22,894 | 22,931 | 22,767 | 22,825 | 22,848 | 22,770 |
| Jackson County | 130,694 | 130,201 | 127,961 | 134,243 | 133,994 | 132,699 | 132,400 | 132,531 | 131,835 | 131,420 |
| Jasper County | 18,253 | 18,057 | 17,960 | 17,831 | 18,025 | 18,063 | 18,222 | 18,319 | 18,131 | 18,149 |
| Jefferson County | 8,872 | 8,966 | 8,968 | 9,094 | 9,295 | 9,336 | 9,556 | 9,622 | 9,704 | 9,740 |
| Jefferson Davis County | 12,653 | 12,795 | 12,951 | 12,840 | 12,922 | 13,230 | 13,422 | 13,644 | 13,870 | 13,962 |
| Jones County | 67,198 | 66,695 | 66,107 | 65,711 | 65,223 | 64,879 | 64,876 | 64,837 | 64,988 | 64,958 |
| Kemper County | 9,967 | 10,082 | 10,124 | 10,204 | 10,349 | 10,390 | 10,435 | 10,592 | 10,426 | 10,453 |
| Lafayette County | 43,922 | 43,153 | 42,716 | 41,275 | 40,957 | 40,649 | 39,529 | 39,117 | 38,762 | 38,744 |
| Lamar County | 49,121 | 47,648 | 45,916 | 44,150 | 42,865 | 41,609 | 40,928 | 39,952 | 39,335 | 39,070 |
| Lauderdale County | 78,180 | 77,917 | 76,836 | 77,112 | 77,313 | 77,686 | 77,611 | 77,511 | 78,081 | 78,161 |
| Lawrence County | 13,370 | 13,330 | 13,252 | 13,246 | 13,284 | 13,310 | 13,242 | 13,320 | 13,281 | 13,258 |
| Leake County | 22,844 | 22,854 | 22,637 | 22,398 | 22,197 | 21,946 | 21,677 | 21,449 | 20,930 | 20,940 |
| Lee County | 81,139 | 80,209 | 79,322 | 78,208 | 77,724 | 77,340 | 76,761 | 76,573 | 75,961 | 75,755 |
| Leflore County | 35,185 | 35,173 | 35,190 | 35,303 | 35,791 | 35,138 | 36,436 | 37,043 | 37,831 | 37,947 |
| Lincoln County | 34,931 | 34,549 | 34,241 | 33,671 | 33,434 | 33,352 | 33,297 | 33,166 | 33,149 | 33,166 |
| Lowndes County | 59,284 | 59,466 | 59,512 | 59,467 | 59,930 | 60,215 | 60,680 | 60,967 | 61,502 | 61,586 |
| Madison County | 91,369 | 89,321 | 87,119 | 84,407 | 81,964 | 79,765 | 77,981 | 76,527 | 75,066 | 74,674 |
| Marion County | 25,830 | 25,711 | 25,463 | 25,073 | 25,141 | 25,146 | 25,144 | 25,268 | 25,587 | 25,595 |
| Marshall County | 37,102 | 36,711 | 36,054 | 35,766 | 35,530 | 35,609 | 35,258 | 35,044 | 35,051 | 34,993 |
| Monroe County | 37,250 | 37,074 | 37,150 | 37,226 | 37,498 | 37,550 | 37,649 | 37,995 | 38,002 | 38,014 |
| Montgomery County | 11,266 | 11,471 | 11,586 | 11,602 | 11,614 | 11,732 | 11,892 | 12,078 | 12,124 | 12,189 |
| Neshoba County | 30,530 | 30,180 | 29,974 | 29,714 | 29,434 | 29,033 | 28,649 | 28,493 | 28,715 | 28,684 |
| Newton County | 22,355 | 22,334 | 22,100 | 22,009 | 21,875 | 21,798 | 21,706 | 21,856 | 21,851 | 21,838 |
| Noxubee County | 11,828 | 11,860 | 11,864 | 11,950 | 12,042 | 12,132 | 12,306 | 12,438 | 12,542 | 12,548 |
| Oktibbeha County | 43,944 | 43,958 | 43,215 | 42,385 | 42,082 | 42,208 | 42,367 | 42,817 | 43,038 | 42,902 |
| Panola County | 35,660 | 35,404 | 35,111 | 34,953 | 34,930 | 34,837 | 34,765 | 34,490 | 34,412 | 34,274 |
| Pearl River County | 57,466 | 57,007 | 56,237 | 51,773 | 51,264 | 50,475 | 50,050 | 49,350 | 48,765 | 48,621 |
| Perry County | 12,235 | 12,210 | 11,981 | 12,004 | 12,169 | 12,203 | 12,216 | 12,169 | 12,176 | 12,138 |
| Pike County | 39,961 | 39,848 | 39,920 | 38,654 | 38,522 | 38,510 | 38,662 | 38,700 | 38,982 | 38,940 |
| Pontotoc County | 29,004 | 28,819 | 28,612 | 28,142 | 27,922 | 27,679 | 27,186 | 27,074 | 26,777 | 26,726 |
| Prentiss County | 25,707 | 25,520 | 25,494 | 25,590 | 25,526 | 25,612 | 25,485 | 25,454 | 25,592 | 25,556 |
| Quitman County | 8,724 | 8,884 | 9,101 | 9,287 | 9,534 | 9,569 | 9,853 | 9,961 | 10,055 | 10,117 |
| Rankin County | 140,901 | 138,192 | 135,283 | 131,276 | 127,970 | 124,341 | 121,314 | 118,947 | 116,174 | 115,327 |
| Scott County | 28,850 | 28,834 | 28,632 | 28,540 | 28,468 | 28,425 | 28,180 | 28,451 | 28,401 | 28,423 |
| Sharkey County | 5,556 | 5,559 | 5,770 | 5,915 | 6,020 | 6,188 | 6,287 | 6,363 | 6,538 | 6,580 |
| Simpson County | 28,034 | 27,823 | 27,874 | 27,813 | 27,513 | 27,493 | 27,719 | 27,433 | 27,656 | 27,639 |
| Smith County | 15,809 | 15,961 | 15,977 | 15,971 | 15,845 | 15,860 | 15,947 | 16,122 | 16,187 | 16,182 |
| Stone County | 16,025 | 15,549 | 15,390 | 14,695 | 14,297 | 14,139 | 14,016 | 14,067 | 13,688 | 13,622 |
| Sunflower County | 30,697 | 31,000 | 31,069 | 31,393 | 32,084 | 33,205 | 33,525 | 33,954 | 34,232 | 34,369 |
| Tallahatchie County | 13,027 | 13,281 | 13,524 | 13,824 | 14,016 | 14,184 | 14,387 | 14,633 | 14,866 | 14,903 |
| Tate County | 27,176 | 26,880 | 26,659 | 26,311 | 26,075 | 25,726 | 25,501 | 25,505 | 25,442 | 25,370 |
| Tippah County | 21,210 | 21,156 | 21,059 | 21,021 | 20,872 | 20,885 | 20,857 | 20,847 | 20,861 | 20,826 |
| Tishomingo County | 18,947 | 19,054 | 18,971 | 18,867 | 18,864 | 18,863 | 19,021 | 18,961 | 19,158 | 19,163 |
| Tunica County | 10,448 | 10,464 | 10,398 | 10,159 | 10,019 | 9,987 | 9,718 | 9,358 | 9,221 | 9,227 |
| Union County | 27,212 | 26,883 | 26,828 | 26,601 | 26,143 | 26,008 | 25,768 | 25,695 | 25,511 | 25,362 |
| Walthall County | 15,416 | 15,346 | 15,412 | 14,939 | 14,996 | 14,970 | 14,945 | 15,093 | 15,101 | 15,156 |
| Warren County | 48,087 | 48,771 | 49,062 | 48,578 | 48,884 | 48,777 | 49,017 | 49,244 | 49,582 | 49,644 |
| Washington County | 55,079 | 55,639 | 56,469 | 57,574 | 58,207 | 59,144 | 60,347 | 61,651 | 62,691 | 62,977 |
| Wayne County | 20,755 | 21,085 | 20,966 | 20,886 | 20,938 | 21,005 | 21,133 | 21,129 | 21,182 | 21,216 |
| Webster County | 9,887 | 9,771 | 9,803 | 9,816 | 9,929 | 9,953 | 10,155 | 10,260 | 10,287 | 10,294 |
| Wilkinson County | 10,283 | 10,268 | 10,350 | 10,155 | 10,211 | 10,298 | 10,273 | 10,268 | 10,291 | 10,312 |
| Winston County | 19,575 | 19,690 | 19,588 | 19,626 | 19,770 | 19,829 | 19,875 | 20,059 | 20,168 | 20,160 |
| Yalobusha County | 13,645 | 13,693 | 13,551 | 13,495 | 13,382 | 13,413 | 13,376 | 13,406 | 13,163 | 13,051 |
| Yazoo County | 28,464 | 28,693 | 28,753 | 27,821 | 27,775 | 27,795 | 27,672 | 27,767 | 28,129 | 28,149 |
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau