Mississippi County Population Change
Resident population estimates for all 82 counties · April 2020 base → July 2025
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CO-EST2025-POP-28 · Updated June 2026
Population change across the state, 2020–2025
Percent change in residents since the 2020 census base. Hover a county for details; click one to add it to the Trajectories view.
The Memphis suburbs (DeSoto) and the Jackson exurbs (Madison, Rankin) keep growing while the Delta and the city of Jackson’s home county, Hinds, keep losing people.
Which counties are growing — and which are shrinking?
Change in residents, 2020–2025. Toggle between absolute numbers and percent change.
County trajectories, 2020–2025
Trace year-by-year paths. Pick a preset group or search and select counties to compare.
Indexed view sets every county to 100 in 2020 so you can compare growth rates regardless of size.
All 82 counties
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| County | 2020 | 2025 | Net Δ | % Δ | Change |
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Sources & method. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties in Mississippi
(CO-EST2025-POP-28), April 1, 2020 estimates base to July 1, 2025. “Net Δ” is the 2025 estimate minus the 2020 base.
Estimates are revised each vintage; small year-to-year moves are within the margin of estimation.
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