Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Largest US Counties by Population in Mississippi
The most populous counties in the country, with what a median home costs to own in each. Between them these counties hold a large share of the American housing market.
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Mississippi ranked
| # | County | Population | Monthly to own | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinds County | 222,494 | $1,422 | 0.919% |
| 2 | Harrison County | 209,443 | $1,754 | 0.647% |
| 3 | DeSoto County | 188,598 | $2,129 | 0.641% |
| 4 | Rankin County | 158,218 | $1,933 | 0.620% |
| 5 | Jackson County | 144,437 | $1,633 | 0.733% |
| 6 | Madison County | 110,303 | $2,435 | 0.723% |
| 7 | Lee County | 83,138 | $1,678 | 0.722% |
| 8 | Forrest County | 78,027 | $1,425 | 0.840% |
| 9 | Lauderdale County | 71,984 | $1,219 | 0.982% |
| 10 | Jones County | 66,839 | $1,227 | 0.880% |
| 11 | Lamar County | 65,081 | $1,906 | 0.667% |
| 12 | Lowndes County | 58,187 | $1,434 | 0.640% |
| 13 | Lafayette County | 56,920 | $2,219 | 0.642% |
| 14 | Pearl River County | 56,781 | $1,570 | 0.677% |
| 15 | Oktibbeha County | 51,473 | $1,930 | 0.768% |
| 16 | Hancock County | 46,057 | $1,822 | 0.719% |
| 17 | Washington County | 43,674 | $1,009 | 0.843% |
| 18 | Warren County | 43,623 | $1,361 | 0.855% |
| 19 | Pike County | 39,930 | $1,104 | 0.929% |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 34,830 | $1,248 | 0.717% |
| 21 | Alcorn County | 34,500 | $1,238 | 0.596% |
| 22 | Monroe County | 33,928 | $1,123 | 0.746% |
| 23 | Marshall County | 33,899 | $1,562 | 0.747% |
| 24 | Panola County | 32,965 | $1,174 | 0.770% |
| 25 | Pontotoc County | 31,312 | $1,317 | 0.660% |
| 26 | Bolivar County | 30,163 | $1,191 | 0.778% |
| 27 | Adams County | 29,098 | $1,067 | 0.885% |
| 28 | Neshoba County | 28,927 | $991 | 0.886% |
| 29 | Tate County | 28,135 | $1,571 | 0.768% |
| 30 | Union County | 28,009 | $1,439 | 0.576% |
| 31 | Copiah County | 27,994 | $1,053 | 0.789% |
| 32 | Scott County | 27,754 | $932 | 0.799% |
| 33 | Leflore County | 27,432 | $1,018 | 1.056% |
| 34 | Yazoo County | 26,837 | $1,246 | 0.890% |
| 35 | Simpson County | 25,817 | $1,082 | 0.601% |
| 36 | Sunflower County | 25,328 | $1,044 | 0.879% |
| 37 | Prentiss County | 24,999 | $1,126 | 0.678% |
| 38 | George County | 24,870 | $1,516 | 0.646% |
| 39 | Marion County | 24,303 | $1,137 | 0.744% |
| 40 | Itawamba County | 23,942 | $1,167 | 0.636% |
| 41 | Tippah County | 21,621 | $1,225 | 0.750% |
| 42 | Grenada County | 21,342 | $1,213 | 1.011% |
| 43 | Leake County | 21,288 | $1,112 | 0.676% |
| 44 | Newton County | 21,151 | $1,031 | 0.799% |
| 45 | Coahoma County | 20,808 | $937 | 1.240% |
| 46 | Wayne County | 19,699 | $916 | 0.780% |
| 47 | Tishomingo County | 18,738 | $1,233 | 0.538% |
| 48 | Stone County | 18,515 | $1,474 | 0.607% |
| 49 | Clay County | 18,462 | $1,121 | 0.689% |
| 50 | Covington County | 18,226 | $990 | 0.693% |
| 51 | Attala County | 17,685 | $1,054 | 0.627% |
| 52 | Winston County | 17,609 | $1,159 | 0.648% |
| 53 | Chickasaw County | 16,994 | $1,009 | 0.743% |
| 54 | Holmes County | 16,491 | $835 | 0.908% |
| 55 | Jasper County | 16,211 | $1,135 | 0.599% |
| 56 | Clarke County | 15,424 | $1,093 | 0.499% |
| 57 | Smith County | 14,193 | $1,086 | 0.457% |
| 58 | Walthall County | 13,864 | $1,168 | 0.784% |
| 59 | Greene County | 13,595 | $967 | 0.814% |
| 60 | Calhoun County | 13,029 | $870 | 0.683% |
| 61 | Amite County | 12,611 | $908 | 0.484% |
| 62 | Yalobusha County | 12,439 | $991 | 0.823% |
| 63 | Tallahatchie County | 12,363 | $859 | 0.602% |
| 64 | Lawrence County | 11,883 | $1,037 | 0.700% |
| 65 | Perry County | 11,459 | $1,207 | 0.752% |
| 66 | Jefferson Davis County | 11,183 | $913 | 0.836% |
| 67 | Noxubee County | 10,136 | $911 | 1.011% |
| 68 | Webster County | 9,942 | $1,063 | 0.574% |
| 69 | Carroll County | 9,828 | $1,041 | 0.665% |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 9,708 | $1,102 | 0.896% |
| 71 | Tunica County | 9,586 | $1,386 | 0.439% |
| 72 | Claiborne County | 8,908 | $847 | 0.582% |
| 73 | Kemper County | 8,855 | $919 | 0.598% |
| 74 | Wilkinson County | 8,376 | $861 | 0.862% |
| 75 | Choctaw County | 8,172 | $1,015 | 0.452% |
| 76 | Franklin County | 7,655 | $960 | 0.645% |
| 77 | Benton County | 7,592 | $1,069 | 0.655% |
| 78 | Humphreys County | 7,570 | $946 | 1.104% |
| 79 | Jefferson County | 7,127 | $880 | 1.002% |
| 80 | Quitman County | 5,908 | $788 | 1.155% |
| 81 | Sharkey County | 3,848 | $1,084 | 0.933% |
| 82 | Issaquena County | 1,095 | $904 | 0.346% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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Largest US Counties by Population across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Mississippi