This is unchanged from the previous estimate.
Hancock County had the 16th largest population in Mississippi in 2021.
The US Census Bureau found more than 73 percent of counties in the US saw a natural decrease in population in 2021. This is up from a 55.5 percent increase in 2020.
The Midwest suffered the most sustained population decreases, with many counties along the US East Coast and through the Rocky Mountains seeing increases.
The US population continues to grow, though at a slower rate than before.
Mississippi Counties By Population Change from 2020 to 2021
| County | 2020 Estimated Population | 2021 Estimated Population | % Change in Population From Year to Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| George County | 24,335 | 24,762 | 1.8% |
| Lafayette County | 55,905 | 56,884 | 1.8% |
| Stone County | 18,333 | 18,644 | 1.7% |
| Lamar County | 64,368 | 65,353 | 1.5% |
| DeSoto County | 185,902 | 188,633 | 1.5% |
| Greene County | 13,501 | 13,630 | 1% |
| Perry County | 11,470 | 11,571 | 0.9% |
| Pontotoc County | 31,206 | 31,445 | 0.8% |
| Rankin County | 157,052 | 158,096 | 0.7% |
| Pearl River County | 56,140 | 56,503 | 0.6% |
| Webster County | 9,921 | 9,983 | 0.6% |
| Union County | 27,780 | 27,953 | 0.6% |
| Madison County | 109,222 | 109,813 | 0.5% |
| Jackson County | 143,291 | 143,987 | 0.5% |
| Tate County | 28,124 | 28,234 | 0.4% |
| Harrison County | 208,613 | 209,396 | 0.4% |
| Lincoln County | 34,815 | 34,943 | 0.4% |
| Franklin County | 7,653 | 7,676 | 0.3% |
| Oktibbeha County | 51,710 | 51,842 | 0.3% |
| Prentiss County | 24,935 | 24,996 | 0.2% |
| Itawamba County | 23,824 | 23,838 | 0.1% |
| Neshoba County | 28,992 | 28,993 | 0% |
| Hancock County | 46,075 | 46,055 | 0% |
| Marshall County | 33,754 | 33,725 | -0.1% |
| Marion County | 24,399 | 24,378 | -0.1% |
| Smith County | 14,204 | 14,191 | -0.1% |
| Covington County | 18,313 | 18,279 | -0.2% |
| Walthall County | 13,863 | 13,836 | -0.2% |
| Benton County | 7,661 | 7,646 | -0.2% |
| Leake County | 21,247 | 21,196 | -0.2% |
| Tunica County | 9,720 | 9,696 | -0.2% |
| Yalobusha County | 12,446 | 12,415 | -0.2% |
| Chickasaw County | 17,067 | 17,011 | -0.3% |
| Forrest County | 78,136 | 77,875 | -0.3% |
| Jasper County | 16,348 | 16,291 | -0.3% |
| Wayne County | 19,778 | 19,709 | -0.3% |
| Tishomingo County | 18,822 | 18,750 | -0.4% |
| Lee County | 83,228 | 82,883 | -0.4% |
| Winston County | 17,673 | 17,596 | -0.4% |
| Tippah County | 21,732 | 21,635 | -0.4% |
| Amite County | 12,698 | 12,637 | -0.5% |
| Attala County | 17,828 | 17,742 | -0.5% |
| Simpson County | 25,893 | 25,750 | -0.6% |
| Pike County | 40,209 | 39,973 | -0.6% |
| Clay County | 18,645 | 18,535 | -0.6% |
| Jones County | 67,142 | 66,744 | -0.6% |
| Monroe County | 34,093 | 33,883 | -0.6% |
| Carroll County | 9,941 | 9,879 | -0.6% |
| Montgomery County | 9,793 | 9,729 | -0.7% |
| Jefferson County | 7,254 | 7,205 | -0.7% |
| Clarke County | 15,533 | 15,421 | -0.7% |
| Panola County | 33,114 | 32,851 | -0.8% |
| Lauderdale County | 72,706 | 72,088 | -0.8% |
| Newton County | 21,243 | 21,056 | -0.9% |
| Yazoo County | 26,618 | 26,373 | -0.9% |
| Alcorn County | 34,680 | 34,349 | -1% |
| Lowndes County | 58,726 | 58,150 | -1% |
| Grenada County | 21,581 | 21,365 | -1% |
| Copiah County | 28,293 | 27,995 | -1.1% |
| Noxubee County | 10,231 | 10,123 | -1.1% |
| Jefferson Davis County | 11,258 | 11,134 | -1.1% |
| Choctaw County | 8,202 | 8,106 | -1.2% |
| Scott County | 27,958 | 27,598 | -1.3% |
| Lawrence County | 11,984 | 11,812 | -1.4% |
| Sunflower County | 25,826 | 25,402 | -1.6% |
| Calhoun County | 13,240 | 13,018 | -1.7% |
| Kemper County | 8,983 | 8,829 | -1.7% |
| Hinds County | 226,636 | 222,679 | -1.7% |
| Bolivar County | 30,849 | 30,308 | -1.8% |
| Coahoma County | 21,232 | 20,810 | -2% |
| Claiborne County | 9,093 | 8,908 | -2% |
| Washington County | 44,613 | 43,687 | -2.1% |
| Humphreys County | 7,715 | 7,551 | -2.1% |
| Warren County | 44,548 | 43,579 | -2.2% |
| Adams County | 29,405 | 28,742 | -2.3% |
| Leflore County | 28,196 | 27,557 | -2.3% |
| Tallahatchie County | 12,670 | 12,366 | -2.4% |
| Holmes County | 16,912 | 16,496 | -2.5% |
| Wilkinson County | 8,525 | 8,315 | -2.5% |
| Sharkey County | 3,767 | 3,663 | -2.8% |
| Issaquena County | 1,326 | 1,280 | -3.5% |
| Quitman County | 6,153 | 5,935 | -3.5% |
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