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Counties in Mississippi by housing units

Hinds County had the highest housing units of 82 counties in 2021, at 105,871. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 457. The median was 10,197 and the figure for Mississippi was 1.32 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest105,871Hinds County
Lowest457Issaquena County
Median10,19782 counties
Mississippi1,317,375History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 14,866 countAlcorn County: 16,274 countAmite County: 7,167 countAttala County: 8,381 countBenton County: 4,073 countBolivar County: 13,718 countCalhoun County: 6,759 countCarroll County: 4,936 countChickasaw County: 7,758 countChoctaw County: 4,332 countClaiborne County: 3,950 countClarke County: 7,617 countClay County: 9,008 countCoahoma County: 10,231 countCopiah County: 12,377 countCovington County: 8,322 countDeSoto County: 70,944 countForrest County: 33,408 countFranklin County: 4,268 countGeorge County: 10,162 countGreene County: 5,113 countGrenada County: 10,376 countHancock County: 22,510 countHarrison County: 91,435 countHinds County: 105,871 countHolmes County: 7,591 countHumphreys County: 3,566 countIssaquena County: 457 countItawamba County: 10,425 countJackson County: 62,071 countJasper County: 8,055 countJefferson County: 3,395 countJefferson Davis County: 5,657 countJones County: 28,541 countKemper County: 4,000 countLafayette County: 27,736 countLamar County: 27,052 countLauderdale County: 33,668 countLawrence County: 5,762 countLeake County: 9,049 countLee County: 37,153 countLeflore County: 12,701 countLincoln County: 15,719 countLowndes County: 26,907 countMadison County: 45,457 countMarion County: 11,181 countMarshall County: 15,016 countMonroe County: 16,673 countMontgomery County: 5,219 countNeshoba County: 12,061 countNewton County: 9,126 countNoxubee County: 4,759 countOktibbeha County: 24,875 countPanola County: 14,620 countPearl River County: 24,635 countPerry County: 5,440 countPike County: 18,882 countPontotoc County: 13,771 countPrentiss County: 10,994 countQuitman County: 3,091 countRankin County: 62,991 countScott County: 11,349 countSharkey County: 1,723 countSimpson County: 11,618 countSmith County: 6,704 countStone County: 7,483 countSunflower County: 9,457 countTallahatchie County: 5,467 countTate County: 11,288 countTippah County: 9,864 countTishomingo County: 10,493 countTunica County: 4,587 countUnion County: 12,087 countWalthall County: 6,877 countWarren County: 21,511 countWashington County: 20,977 countWayne County: 9,059 countWebster County: 5,033 countWilkinson County: 4,620 countWinston County: 8,235 countYalobusha County: 6,403 countYazoo County: 10,388 count
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count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Hinds County: 105,871 countHinds County105,871Harrison County: 91,435 countHarrison County91,435DeSoto County: 70,944 countDeSoto County70,944Rankin County: 62,991 countRankin County62,991Jackson County: 62,071 countJackson County62,071Madison County: 45,457 countMadison County45,457Lee County: 37,153 countLee County37,153Lauderdale County: 33,668 countLauderdale County33,668Forrest County: 33,408 countForrest County33,408Jones County: 28,541 countJones County28,541Lafayette County: 27,736 countLafayette County27,736Lamar County: 27,052 countLamar County27,052Lowndes County: 26,907 countLowndes County26,907Oktibbeha County: 24,875 countOktibbeha County24,875Pearl River County: 24,635 countPearl River County24,635Hancock County: 22,510 countHancock County22,510Warren County: 21,511 countWarren County21,511Washington County: 20,977 countWashington County20,977Pike County: 18,882 countPike County18,882Monroe County: 16,673 countMonroe County16,673Alcorn County: 16,274 countAlcorn County16,274Lincoln County: 15,719 countLincoln County15,719Marshall County: 15,016 countMarshall County15,016Adams County: 14,866 countAdams County14,866Panola County: 14,620 countPanola County14,620Pontotoc County: 13,771 countPontotoc County13,771Bolivar County: 13,718 countBolivar County13,718Leflore County: 12,701 countLeflore County12,701Copiah County: 12,377 countCopiah County12,377Union County: 12,087 countUnion County12,087Neshoba County: 12,061 countNeshoba County12,061Simpson County: 11,618 countSimpson County11,618Scott County: 11,349 countScott County11,349Tate County: 11,288 countTate County11,288Marion County: 11,181 countMarion County11,181Prentiss County: 10,994 countPrentiss County10,994Tishomingo County: 10,493 countTishomingo County10,493Itawamba County: 10,425 countItawamba County10,425Yazoo County: 10,388 countYazoo County10,388Grenada County: 10,376 countGrenada County10,376Hinds County: 105,871 countHinds County105,871Harrison County: 91,435 countHarrison County91,435DeSoto County: 70,944 countDeSoto County70,944Rankin County: 62,991 countRankin County62,991Jackson County: 62,071 countJackson County62,071Madison County: 45,457 countMadison County45,457Lee County: 37,153 countLee County37,153Lauderdale County: 33,668 countLauderdale County33,668Forrest County: 33,408 countForrest County33,408Jones County: 28,541 countJones County28,541Lafayette County: 27,736 countLafayette County27,736Lamar County: 27,052 countLamar County27,052Lowndes County: 26,907 countLowndes County26,907Oktibbeha County: 24,875 countOktibbeha County24,875Pearl River County: 24,635 countPearl River County24,635Hancock County: 22,510 countHancock County22,510Warren County: 21,511 countWarren County21,511Washington County: 20,977 countWashington County20,977Pike County: 18,882 countPike County18,882Monroe County: 16,673 countMonroe County16,673Alcorn County: 16,274 countAlcorn County16,274Lincoln County: 15,719 countLincoln County15,719Marshall County: 15,016 countMarshall County15,016Adams County: 14,866 countAdams County14,866Panola County: 14,620 countPanola County14,620Pontotoc County: 13,771 countPontotoc County13,771Bolivar County: 13,718 countBolivar County13,718Leflore County: 12,701 countLeflore County12,701Copiah County: 12,377 countCopiah County12,377Union County: 12,087 countUnion County12,087Neshoba County: 12,061 countNeshoba County12,061Simpson County: 11,618 countSimpson County11,618Scott County: 11,349 countScott County11,349Tate County: 11,288 countTate County11,288Marion County: 11,181 countMarion County11,181Prentiss County: 10,994 countPrentiss County10,994Tishomingo County: 10,493 countTishomingo County10,493Itawamba County: 10,425 countItawamba County10,425Yazoo County: 10,388 countYazoo County10,388Grenada County: 10,376 countGrenada County10,376
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Hinds County105,871
2Harrison County91,435
3DeSoto County70,944
4Rankin County62,991
5Jackson County62,071
6Madison County45,457
7Lee County37,153
8Lauderdale County33,668
9Forrest County33,408
10Jones County28,541
11Lafayette County27,736
12Lamar County27,052
13Lowndes County26,907
14Oktibbeha County24,875
15Pearl River County24,635
16Hancock County22,510
17Warren County21,511
18Washington County20,977
19Pike County18,882
20Monroe County16,673
21Alcorn County16,274
22Lincoln County15,719
23Marshall County15,016
24Adams County14,866
25Panola County14,620
26Pontotoc County13,771
27Bolivar County13,718
28Leflore County12,701
29Copiah County12,377
30Union County12,087
31Neshoba County12,061
32Simpson County11,618
33Scott County11,349
34Tate County11,288
35Marion County11,181
36Prentiss County10,994
37Tishomingo County10,493
38Itawamba County10,425
39Yazoo County10,388
40Grenada County10,376
41Coahoma County10,231
42George County10,162
43Tippah County9,864
44Sunflower County9,457
45Newton County9,126
46Wayne County9,059
47Leake County9,049
48Clay County9,008
49Attala County8,381
50Covington County8,322
51Winston County8,235
52Jasper County8,055
53Chickasaw County7,758
54Clarke County7,617
55Holmes County7,591
56Stone County7,483
57Amite County7,167
58Walthall County6,877
59Calhoun County6,759
60Smith County6,704
61Yalobusha County6,403
62Lawrence County5,762
63Jefferson Davis County5,657
64Tallahatchie County5,467
65Perry County5,440
66Montgomery County5,219
67Greene County5,113
68Webster County5,033
69Carroll County4,936
70Noxubee County4,759
71Wilkinson County4,620
72Tunica County4,587
73Choctaw County4,332
74Franklin County4,268
75Benton County4,073
76Kemper County4,000
77Claiborne County3,950
78Humphreys County3,566
79Jefferson County3,395
80Quitman County3,091
81Sharkey County1,723
82Issaquena County457

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Counties in Mississippi by housing units, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Mississippi by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/mississippi-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Counties in Mississippi by housing units, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/mississippi-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Mississippi by housing units, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/mississippi-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Hinds County, with 105,871 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Issaquena County, with 457 in 2021.

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