US Census Data

Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Mississippi

Mississippi counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Mississippi by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Issaquena County leads at -19.5%.

Among cities & places, Mayersville leads at -66.3%.

Counties

#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Issaquena County-19.5%
2Quitman County-17.8%
3Tallahatchie County-12.7%
4Sharkey County-12.6%
5Smith County-11.3%
6Kemper County-10.9%
7Coahoma County-10.5%
8Calhoun County-10.1%
9Humphreys County-9.8%
10Benton County-7.8%
11Holmes County-7.0%
12Alcorn County-7.0%
13Adams County-6.9%
14Hinds County-6.8%
15Leake County-6.6%
16Warren County-6.2%
17Leflore County-6.1%
18Yazoo County-6.0%
19Clay County-6.0%
20Lawrence County-5.9%
21Lauderdale County-5.6%
22Wilkinson County-5.6%
23Bolivar County-5.3%
24Noxubee County-5.3%
25Washington County-5.2%
26Monroe County-4.9%
27Marshall County-4.8%
28Perry County-4.6%
29Walthall County-4.2%
30Attala County-4.1%
31Tunica County-4.0%
32Simpson County-4.0%
33Covington County-4.0%
34Tishomingo County-3.6%
35Panola County-3.6%
36Montgomery County-3.6%
37Winston County-3.4%
38Wayne County-3.3%
39Sunflower County-3.2%
40Marion County-2.7%
41Carroll County-2.4%
42Lee County-2.3%
43Jones County-2.2%
44Clarke County-2.2%
45Scott County-2.0%
46Claiborne County-2.0%
47Hancock County-1.9%
48Tippah County-1.8%
49Jasper County-1.8%
50Copiah County-1.8%
51Union County-1.7%
52Lowndes County-1.6%
53Neshoba County-1.4%
54Jefferson Davis County-1.4%
55Jefferson County-1.4%
56Choctaw County-1.3%
57Chickasaw County-1.2%
58Prentiss County-1.0%
59Franklin County-1.0%
60Newton County-1.0%
61Pontotoc County-1.0%
62Tate County-0.9%
63Greene County-0.4%
64Yalobusha County+0.6%
65Pike County+1.0%
66Grenada County+1.2%
67Stone County+1.3%
68Jackson County+1.4%
69Lincoln County+1.5%
70Amite County+1.6%
71Webster County+1.8%
72Itawamba County+2.0%
73Harrison County+2.4%
74Pearl River County+2.8%
75Rankin County+3.6%
76Forrest County+3.7%
77Oktibbeha County+4.0%
78George County+4.0%
79Lamar County+5.0%
80DeSoto County+5.4%
81Madison County+5.5%
82Lafayette County+6.2%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Mayersville-66.3%
2Ethel-66.2%
3Sidon-65.9%
4Toomsuba-62.3%
5Kearney Park-60.4%
6Big Creek-59.8%
7Silver City-57.0%
8Shuqualak-51.5%
9Arcola-51.4%
10Morgantown-48.3%
11Walnut-45.1%
12Bentonia-42.8%
13North Tunica-42.8%
14Sebastopol-42.6%
15Beulah-41.6%
16Tutwiler-40.6%
17Darling-39.6%
18Buckatunna-39.4%
19Mississippi Valley State University-39.3%
20Lauderdale-39.2%
21Crenshaw-38.2%
22Jumpertown-38.1%
23Chunky-37.5%
24Kilmichael-37.3%
25Coahoma-36.3%
26Sherman-36.1%
27Sylvarena-34.7%
28Sandersville-33.1%
29Kossuth-32.8%
30Lexington-32.6%
31Arnold Line-32.1%
32Tucker-32.0%
33Tremont-31.5%
34Saucier-31.4%
35Elliott-30.9%
36Pace-30.6%
37Durant-30.2%
38New Augusta-30.1%
39Dumas-30.1%
40Purvis-29.7%
41Glendale-29.5%
42Blue Springs-29.4%
43Vardaman-29.3%
44Brooksville-28.9%
45Duck Hill-28.9%
46Crawford-28.8%
47Holcomb-28.8%
48Coldwater-28.6%
49Morgan City-28.6%
50Foxworth-28.6%
51Potts Camp-28.6%
52Lambert-28.5%
53Friars Point-28.5%
54Sledge-28.4%
55Walnut Grove-28.4%
56French Camp-28.1%
57Helena-28.1%
58Collins-27.5%
59De Kalb-27.4%
60Learned-26.7%
61D'Lo-25.7%
62Hickory-25.3%
63Lynchburg-25.2%
64Port Gibson-25.1%
65Doddsville-24.5%
66Derma-24.3%
67Boyle-23.9%
68Bassfield-23.6%
69Bay St. Louis-23.4%
70Osyka-23.3%
71Hillsboro-23.3%
72Sturgis-22.9%
73Belzoni-22.9%
74Gunnison-22.7%
75Enterprise-22.3%
76Marietta-21.3%
77Bolton-21.1%
78Shaw-20.9%
79Bogue Chitto-20.3%
80Guntown-20.2%
81Louise-19.7%
82Lumberton-19.5%
83Coffeeville-19.4%
84Eden-18.9%
85Clara-18.8%
86Inverness-18.7%
87Polkville-18.3%
88Mendenhall-18.0%
89Columbus AFB-17.9%
90Slate Springs-17.9%
91Seminary-17.6%
92Renova-17.1%
93Tunica-16.8%
94Scooba-16.4%
95Oakland-16.4%
96Sallis-16.1%
97Woodland-16.1%
98Hamilton-15.7%
99Marks-15.5%
100McCool-15.4%

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