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What are the fastest-growing counties in Mississippi?

George County (+8.1%), Stone County (+7.2%) and Lafayette County (+6.6%) grew fastest in Mississippi between 2020 and 2025.

Mississippi as a whole shrank 0.1% between 2020 and 2025, to 2,954,160 residents.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 82 Mississippi counties ranked

Mississippi counties by population growth
RankCountyResidents 2025Change 2020–25Net migration per 1,000, 2025New homes per 1,000, 2025
1George County26,331+8.1%17.10.5
2Stone County19,654+7.2%12.52.6
3Lafayette County59,597+6.6%−14.28.6
4Madison County116,298+6.5%3.03.9
5DeSoto County197,918+6.3%4.84.5
6Pearl River County59,363+5.6%6.56.5
7Lamar County67,403+4.7%2.60.7
8Harrison County217,136+4.0%6.210.6
9Rankin County162,181+3.2%3.53.5
10Jackson County147,666+3.0%4.44.9
11Pontotoc County32,096+2.9%0.92.9
12Webster County10,167+2.6%18.10.5
13Marshall County34,654+2.6%12.810.7
14Union County28,459+2.3%3.00.9
15Adams County30,061+2.2%−7.10.1
16Tate County28,725+2.1%6.84.5
17Leake County21,662+1.9%−7.40.0
18Hancock County46,873+1.6%9.95.2
19Greene County13,707+1.3%1.70.0
20Prentiss County25,284+1.3%3.00.3
21Itawamba County24,152+1.2%1.20.4
22Forrest County79,034+1.1%−3.60.9
23Perry County11,577+1.1%9.30.3
24Lincoln County35,012+0.5%−0.11.1
25Lee County83,731+0.5%2.62.1
26Walthall County13,928+0.4%8.10.0
27Oktibbeha County51,896+0.4%−10.01.2
28Scott County28,073+0.4%−3.50.4
29Wayne County19,807−0.0%−2.90.3
30Alcorn County34,569−0.5%−3.61.0
31Yalobusha County12,375−0.6%−1.51.7
32Neshoba County28,732−0.9%−3.30.1
33Jones County66,496−1.0%4.40.0
34Tishomingo County18,639−1.1%7.91.1
35Winston County17,473−1.2%3.00.1
36Newton County20,960−1.4%−3.50.0
37Lawrence County11,819−1.4%8.80.0
38Panola County32,691−1.5%2.80.4
39Smith County13,991−1.5%−0.90.0
40Simpson County25,498−1.5%−2.42.9
41Marion County24,001−1.5%2.00.1
42Tippah County21,389−1.6%−1.50.5
43Amite County12,487−1.7%2.60.0
44Choctaw County8,048−1.9%−1.70.9
45Clay County18,238−2.1%0.50.3
46Chickasaw County16,730−2.1%−1.50.4
47Benton County7,502−2.2%−2.10.1
48Covington County17,898−2.2%−5.30.0
49Franklin County7,491−2.2%−2.5–
50Monroe County33,318−2.4%−1.30.8
51Lowndes County57,346−2.4%0.22.5
52Copiah County27,497−2.7%−7.60.1
53Clarke County15,102−2.8%−4.40.1
54Jefferson Davis County10,941−3.0%−0.80.0
55Lauderdale County70,317−3.2%−2.80.5
56Grenada County20,868−3.3%0.82.6
57Jasper County15,785−3.5%−3.50.0
58Pike County38,712−3.7%−4.10.2
59Attala County17,100−4.1%−3.50.2
60Kemper County8,600−4.1%7.7–
61Noxubee County9,798−4.2%−8.70.0
62Calhoun County12,643−4.4%−1.70.2
63Montgomery County9,354−4.5%−5.710.9
64Issaquena County1,263−4.8%−13.5–
65Jefferson County6,825−5.8%−5.10.0
66Warren County41,759−6.3%−8.10.1
67Coahoma County19,849−6.5%−15.60.1
68Hinds County211,888−6.6%−7.82.0
69Carroll County9,226−7.2%−9.3–
70Bolivar County28,262−8.4%−7.40.7
71Holmes County15,465−8.4%−9.11.3
72Leflore County25,686−9.4%−16.11.2
73Tunica County8,819−9.4%−31.49.6
74Washington County40,446−9.4%−16.70.2
75Humphreys County7,001−9.5%−12.30.0
76Sunflower County22,893−10.9%−8.90.4
77Wilkinson County7,582−11.0%−22.90.0
78Claiborne County8,058−11.4%−1.60.0
79Quitman County5,364−12.9%−20.71.7
80Yazoo County22,947−14.0%−12.20.5
81Tallahatchie County10,877−14.0%−5.60.4
82Sharkey County3,097−17.9%−22.30.0

Ranked by the change in Census Bureau population estimates, 2020–2025.

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Questions

Is Mississippi growing?

Mississippi as a whole shrank 0.1% between 2020 and 2025, to 2,954,160 residents. Statewide figures add up its counties.

What is the fastest-growing county in Mississippi?

George County, which grew 8.1% between 2020 and 2025 to 26,331 residents (Census Bureau population estimates). Stone County (+7.2%) and Lafayette County (+6.6%) came next.

Which Mississippi counties are losing population?

54 of the 82 ranked counties had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2020. The steepest declines: Sharkey County (−17.9%), Tallahatchie County (−14.0%), Yazoo County (−14.0%).

Where are people moving in Mississippi?

For their size, Webster County (18.1 per 1,000 residents), George County (17.1 per 1,000 residents) and Marshall County (12.8 per 1,000 residents) drew the most net domestic migration (people moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out) in 2025.

Fastest-growing counties in other states

Across the U.S.

Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.