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Counties in Mississippi by households

Hinds County had the highest households of 82 counties in 2021, at 89,891. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 378. The median was 8,187 and the figure for Mississippi was 1.11 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest89,891Hinds County
Lowest378Issaquena County
Median8,18782 counties
Mississippi1,108,670History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 11,353 countAlcorn County: 14,027 countAmite County: 5,841 countAttala County: 6,333 countBenton County: 2,962 countBolivar County: 11,538 countCalhoun County: 5,672 countCarroll County: 3,913 countChickasaw County: 6,745 countChoctaw County: 3,492 countClaiborne County: 2,577 countClarke County: 5,929 countClay County: 7,489 countCoahoma County: 8,301 countCopiah County: 9,711 countCovington County: 6,831 countDeSoto County: 67,024 countForrest County: 28,867 countFranklin County: 3,072 countGeorge County: 8,577 countGreene County: 3,742 countGrenada County: 8,631 countHancock County: 18,864 countHarrison County: 79,064 countHinds County: 89,891 countHolmes County: 5,674 countHumphreys County: 2,941 countIssaquena County: 378 countItawamba County: 8,709 countJackson County: 54,183 countJasper County: 6,319 countJefferson County: 2,412 countJefferson Davis County: 4,305 countJones County: 24,087 countKemper County: 3,196 countLafayette County: 18,970 countLamar County: 24,929 countLauderdale County: 28,452 countLawrence County: 4,439 countLeake County: 7,424 countLee County: 31,674 countLeflore County: 9,534 countLincoln County: 12,949 countLowndes County: 22,315 countMadison County: 41,805 countMarion County: 9,175 countMarshall County: 12,542 countMonroe County: 13,465 countMontgomery County: 3,802 countNeshoba County: 10,024 countNewton County: 7,533 countNoxubee County: 3,657 countOktibbeha County: 21,011 countPanola County: 12,114 countPearl River County: 20,465 countPerry County: 4,371 countPike County: 14,838 countPontotoc County: 11,394 countPrentiss County: 9,088 countQuitman County: 2,596 countRankin County: 58,297 countScott County: 9,776 countSharkey County: 1,364 countSimpson County: 9,090 countSmith County: 5,370 countStone County: 6,429 countSunflower County: 8,073 countTallahatchie County: 4,101 countTate County: 10,375 countTippah County: 7,854 countTishomingo County: 8,030 countTunica County: 3,635 countUnion County: 9,880 countWalthall County: 5,353 countWarren County: 17,091 countWashington County: 17,376 countWayne County: 7,518 countWebster County: 3,941 countWilkinson County: 3,316 countWinston County: 6,841 countYalobusha County: 5,099 countYazoo County: 8,645 count
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count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Hinds County: 89,891 countHinds County89,891Harrison County: 79,064 countHarrison County79,064DeSoto County: 67,024 countDeSoto County67,024Rankin County: 58,297 countRankin County58,297Jackson County: 54,183 countJackson County54,183Madison County: 41,805 countMadison County41,805Lee County: 31,674 countLee County31,674Forrest County: 28,867 countForrest County28,867Lauderdale County: 28,452 countLauderdale County28,452Lamar County: 24,929 countLamar County24,929Jones County: 24,087 countJones County24,087Lowndes County: 22,315 countLowndes County22,315Oktibbeha County: 21,011 countOktibbeha County21,011Pearl River County: 20,465 countPearl River County20,465Lafayette County: 18,970 countLafayette County18,970Hancock County: 18,864 countHancock County18,864Washington County: 17,376 countWashington County17,376Warren County: 17,091 countWarren County17,091Pike County: 14,838 countPike County14,838Alcorn County: 14,027 countAlcorn County14,027Monroe County: 13,465 countMonroe County13,465Lincoln County: 12,949 countLincoln County12,949Marshall County: 12,542 countMarshall County12,542Panola County: 12,114 countPanola County12,114Bolivar County: 11,538 countBolivar County11,538Pontotoc County: 11,394 countPontotoc County11,394Adams County: 11,353 countAdams County11,353Tate County: 10,375 countTate County10,375Neshoba County: 10,024 countNeshoba County10,024Union County: 9,880 countUnion County9,880Scott County: 9,776 countScott County9,776Copiah County: 9,711 countCopiah County9,711Leflore County: 9,534 countLeflore County9,534Marion County: 9,175 countMarion County9,175Simpson County: 9,090 countSimpson County9,090Prentiss County: 9,088 countPrentiss County9,088Itawamba County: 8,709 countItawamba County8,709Yazoo County: 8,645 countYazoo County8,645Grenada County: 8,631 countGrenada County8,631George County: 8,577 countGeorge County8,577Hinds County: 89,891 countHinds County89,891Harrison County: 79,064 countHarrison County79,064DeSoto County: 67,024 countDeSoto County67,024Rankin County: 58,297 countRankin County58,297Jackson County: 54,183 countJackson County54,183Madison County: 41,805 countMadison County41,805Lee County: 31,674 countLee County31,674Forrest County: 28,867 countForrest County28,867Lauderdale County: 28,452 countLauderdale County28,452Lamar County: 24,929 countLamar County24,929Jones County: 24,087 countJones County24,087Lowndes County: 22,315 countLowndes County22,315Oktibbeha County: 21,011 countOktibbeha County21,011Pearl River County: 20,465 countPearl River County20,465Lafayette County: 18,970 countLafayette County18,970Hancock County: 18,864 countHancock County18,864Washington County: 17,376 countWashington County17,376Warren County: 17,091 countWarren County17,091Pike County: 14,838 countPike County14,838Alcorn County: 14,027 countAlcorn County14,027Monroe County: 13,465 countMonroe County13,465Lincoln County: 12,949 countLincoln County12,949Marshall County: 12,542 countMarshall County12,542Panola County: 12,114 countPanola County12,114Bolivar County: 11,538 countBolivar County11,538Pontotoc County: 11,394 countPontotoc County11,394Adams County: 11,353 countAdams County11,353Tate County: 10,375 countTate County10,375Neshoba County: 10,024 countNeshoba County10,024Union County: 9,880 countUnion County9,880Scott County: 9,776 countScott County9,776Copiah County: 9,711 countCopiah County9,711Leflore County: 9,534 countLeflore County9,534Marion County: 9,175 countMarion County9,175Simpson County: 9,090 countSimpson County9,090Prentiss County: 9,088 countPrentiss County9,088Itawamba County: 8,709 countItawamba County8,709Yazoo County: 8,645 countYazoo County8,645Grenada County: 8,631 countGrenada County8,631George County: 8,577 countGeorge County8,577
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Hinds County89,891
2Harrison County79,064
3DeSoto County67,024
4Rankin County58,297
5Jackson County54,183
6Madison County41,805
7Lee County31,674
8Forrest County28,867
9Lauderdale County28,452
10Lamar County24,929
11Jones County24,087
12Lowndes County22,315
13Oktibbeha County21,011
14Pearl River County20,465
15Lafayette County18,970
16Hancock County18,864
17Washington County17,376
18Warren County17,091
19Pike County14,838
20Alcorn County14,027
21Monroe County13,465
22Lincoln County12,949
23Marshall County12,542
24Panola County12,114
25Bolivar County11,538
26Pontotoc County11,394
27Adams County11,353
28Tate County10,375
29Neshoba County10,024
30Union County9,880
31Scott County9,776
32Copiah County9,711
33Leflore County9,534
34Marion County9,175
35Simpson County9,090
36Prentiss County9,088
37Itawamba County8,709
38Yazoo County8,645
39Grenada County8,631
40George County8,577
41Coahoma County8,301
42Sunflower County8,073
43Tishomingo County8,030
44Tippah County7,854
45Newton County7,533
46Wayne County7,518
47Clay County7,489
48Leake County7,424
49Winston County6,841
50Covington County6,831
51Chickasaw County6,745
52Stone County6,429
53Attala County6,333
54Jasper County6,319
55Clarke County5,929
56Amite County5,841
57Holmes County5,674
58Calhoun County5,672
59Smith County5,370
60Walthall County5,353
61Yalobusha County5,099
62Lawrence County4,439
63Perry County4,371
64Jefferson Davis County4,305
65Tallahatchie County4,101
66Webster County3,941
67Carroll County3,913
68Montgomery County3,802
69Greene County3,742
70Noxubee County3,657
71Tunica County3,635
72Choctaw County3,492
73Wilkinson County3,316
74Kemper County3,196
75Franklin County3,072
76Benton County2,962
77Humphreys County2,941
78Quitman County2,596
79Claiborne County2,577
80Jefferson County2,412
81Sharkey County1,364
82Issaquena County378

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in Mississippi by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Mississippi by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/mississippi-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in Mississippi by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/mississippi-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Mississippi by households, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/mississippi-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest households?

Hinds County, with 89,891 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Issaquena County, with 378 in 2021.

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