(CO-99-2) County Population Estimates for July 1, 1999 and Population Change for April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1999 (includes revised April 1, 1990 Population Estimates Base) Source: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233 Contact: Demographic Call Center Staff, 1-866-758-1060 Internet Release Date: March 9, 2000 4/1/90 Numeric Percent Population Population Population 7/1/99 Estimates Change Change FIPS State/County Code and Area Name Estimate Base 1990-99 1990-99 28 Mississippi........................ 2,768,619 2,575,475 193,144 7.5 28001 Adams County, MS................... 33,657 35,356 -1,699 -4.8 28003 Alcorn County, MS.................. 33,080 31,722 1,358 4.3 28005 Amite County, MS................... 13,906 13,328 578 4.3 28007 Attala County, MS.................. 18,338 18,481 -143 -0.8 28009 Benton County, MS.................. 8,091 8,046 45 0.6 28011 Bolivar County, MS................. 39,826 41,875 -2,049 -4.9 28013 Calhoun County, MS................. 14,891 14,908 -17 -0.1 28015 Carroll County, MS................. 9,967 9,237 730 7.9 28017 Chickasaw County, MS............... 18,121 18,085 36 0.2 28019 Choctaw County, MS................. 9,366 9,071 295 3.3 28021 Claiborne County, MS............... 11,596 11,370 226 2.0 28023 Clarke County, MS.................. 18,445 17,313 1,132 6.5 28025 Clay County, MS.................... 21,657 21,120 537 2.5 28027 Coahoma County, MS................. 31,094 31,665 -571 -1.8 28029 Copiah County, MS.................. 28,892 27,592 1,300 4.7 28031 Covington County, MS............... 17,889 16,527 1,362 8.2 28033 DeSoto County, MS.................. 102,131 67,910 34,221 50.4 28035 Forrest County, MS................. 74,927 68,314 6,613 9.7 28037 Franklin County, MS................ 8,160 8,377 -217 -2.6 28039 George County, MS.................. 20,185 16,673 3,512 21.1 28041 Greene County, MS.................. 12,630 10,220 2,410 23.6 28043 Grenada County, MS................. 22,450 21,555 895 4.2 28045 Hancock County, MS................. 41,518 31,760 9,758 30.7 28047 Harrison County, MS................ 178,567 165,365 13,202 8.0 28049 Hinds County, MS................... 245,737 254,441 -8,704 -3.4 28051 Holmes County, MS.................. 21,562 21,604 -42 -0.2 28053 Humphreys County, MS............... 11,214 12,134 -920 -7.6 28055 Issaquena County, MS............... 1,635 1,909 -274 -14.4 28057 Itawamba County, MS................ 21,085 20,017 1,068 5.3 28059 Jackson County, MS................. 133,120 115,243 17,877 15.5 28061 Jasper County, MS.................. 18,110 17,114 996 5.8 28063 Jefferson County, MS............... 8,385 8,653 -268 -3.1 28065 Jefferson Davis County, MS......... 13,770 14,051 -281 -2.0 28067 Jones County, MS................... 63,054 62,031 1,023 1.6 28069 Kemper County, MS.................. 10,487 10,356 131 1.3 28071 Lafayette County, MS............... 34,914 31,826 3,088 9.7 28073 Lamar County, MS................... 38,127 30,424 7,703 25.3 28075 Lauderdale County, MS.............. 75,978 75,555 423 0.6 28077 Lawrence County, MS................ 13,066 12,458 608 4.9 28079 Leake County, MS................... 19,602 18,436 1,166 6.3 28081 Lee County, MS..................... 75,211 65,579 9,632 14.7 28083 Leflore County, MS................. 36,816 37,341 -525 -1.4 28085 Lincoln County, MS................. 32,105 30,278 1,827 6.0 28087 Lowndes County, MS................. 60,527 59,308 1,219 2.1 28089 Madison County, MS................. 74,562 53,794 20,768 38.6 28091 Marion County, MS.................. 26,538 25,544 994 3.9 28093 Marshall County, MS................ 32,323 30,361 1,962 6.5 28095 Monroe County, MS.................. 38,230 36,582 1,648 4.5 28097 Montgomery County, MS.............. 12,394 12,387 7 0.1 28099 Neshoba County, MS................. 27,639 24,800 2,839 11.4 28101 Newton County, MS.................. 21,741 20,291 1,450 7.1 28103 Noxubee County, MS................. 12,497 12,604 -107 -0.8 28105 Oktibbeha County, MS............... 39,765 38,375 1,390 3.6 28107 Panola County, MS.................. 33,913 29,996 3,917 13.1 28109 Pearl River County, MS............. 47,969 38,714 9,255 23.9 28111 Perry County, MS................... 12,039 10,865 1,174 10.8 28113 Pike County, MS.................... 37,910 36,882 1,028 2.8 28115 Pontotoc County, MS................ 25,685 22,237 3,448 15.5 28117 Prentiss County, MS................ 24,497 23,278 1,219 5.2 28119 Quitman County, MS................. 9,780 10,490 -710 -6.8 28121 Rankin County, MS.................. 112,348 87,161 25,187 28.9 28123 Scott County, MS................... 24,911 24,137 774 3.2 28125 Sharkey County, MS................. 6,543 7,066 -523 -7.4 28127 Simpson County, MS................. 25,375 23,953 1,422 5.9 28129 Smith County, MS................... 15,431 14,798 633 4.3 28131 Stone County, MS................... 13,488 10,750 2,738 25.5 28133 Sunflower County, MS............... 33,257 35,129 -1,872 -5.3 28135 Tallahatchie County, MS............ 14,587 15,210 -623 -4.1 28137 Tate County, MS.................... 24,417 21,432 2,985 13.9 28139 Tippah County, MS.................. 21,069 19,523 1,546 7.9 28141 Tishomingo County, MS.............. 18,742 17,683 1,059 6.0 28143 Tunica County, MS.................. 7,935 8,164 -229 -2.8 28145 Union County, MS................... 24,121 22,085 2,036 9.2 28147 Walthall County, MS................ 14,211 14,352 -141 -1.0 28149 Warren County, MS.................. 49,148 47,880 1,268 2.6 28151 Washington County, MS.............. 64,265 67,935 -3,670 -5.4 28153 Wayne County, MS................... 20,637 19,517 1,120 5.7 28155 Webster County, MS................. 10,633 10,222 411 4.0 28157 Wilkinson County, MS............... 9,042 9,678 -636 -6.6 28159 Winston County, MS................. 19,253 19,433 -180 -0.9 28161 Yalobusha County, MS............... 12,627 12,033 594 4.9 28163 Yazoo County, MS................... 25,208 25,506 -298 -1.2