List of counties in Mississippi

There are 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Mississippi is tied with Arkansas for the most counties with two county seats, at 10.

Counties of Mississippi
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Location	State of Mississippi
Number	82
Populations	Greatest: 214,870 (Hinds) Least: 1,256 (Issaquena) Average: 35,850 (2023)
Areas	Largest: 920 square miles (2,400 km2) (Yazoo, by land) Smallest: 400 square miles (1,000 km2) (Alcorn) Average: 591 square miles (1,530 km2)
Government	County government
Subdivisions	cities, towns, unincorporated communities, census designated place

Mississippi's postal abbreviation is MS and its FIPS state code is 28.

List

County	FIPS code	County seat	Smithsonian Trinomial	Est.	Origin	Etymology	Population	Area	Map
Adams County	001	Natchez	AD	1799	One of two original counties	John Adams, second U.S. President	28,746	460 sq mi (1,191 km2)
Alcorn County	003	Corinth	AL	1870	Formed from Tippiah and Tishomingo Counties	James L. Alcorn, Reconstruction-era U.S. Senator from Mississippi	34,135	400 sq mi (1,036 km2)
Amite County	005	Liberty	AM	1809	Formed from Wilkinson County	Amite River	12,442	730 sq mi (1,891 km2)
Attala County	007	Kosciusko	AT	1833	Formed from Madison County	A fictional Native American heroine from the early 19th-century novel Atala by François-René de Chateaubriand.	17,359	735 sq mi (1,904 km2)
Benton County	009	Ashland	BE	1870	Formed from Marshall and Tippah Counties	Samuel Benton, Brigadier General of the Confederate States Army's 34th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, mustered from the same counties from which Benton County was formed in 1870	7,438	407 sq mi (1,054 km2)
Bolivar County	011	Cleveland, Rosedale	BO	1836	Formed from Tallahatchie and Washington Counties	Simon Bolivar, South American democratic revolutionary	28,968	876 sq mi (2,269 km2)
Calhoun County	013	Pittsboro	CN	1852	Formed from Chickasaw, Lafayette and Yalobusha Counties	John C. Calhoun, U.S. Senator from South Carolina and prominent supporter of states' rights	12,685	587 sq mi (1,520 km2)
Carroll County	015	Carrollton, Vaiden	CA	1833	Formed from Lowndes, Monroe, Washington and Yazoo Counties	Charles Carroll, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence	9,535	628 sq mi (1,627 km2)
Chickasaw County	017	Houston, Okolona	CS	1836	Formed from Monroe County and Unorganized	Chickasaw Native Americans	16,866	502 sq mi (1,300 km2)
Choctaw County	019	Ackerman	CH	1833	Formed from Lowndes, Madison, Monroe and Yazoo Counties	Choctaw Native Americans	8,088	419 sq mi (1,085 km2)
Claiborne County	021	Port Gibson	CB	1802	Formed from Jefferson (Pickering) County	William C. C. Claiborne, Governor of the Mississippi Territory	8,617	487 sq mi (1,261 km2)
Clarke County	023	Quitman	CK	1833	Formed from Wayne County	Joshua G. Clarke, the first chancellor of the Mississippi Chancery Courts	15,228	691 sq mi (1,790 km2)
Clay County	025	West Point	CL	1871	Formed from Chickasaw, Lowndes, Monroe and Oktibbeha Counties (formerly (Colfax County)	Henry Clay, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and giant of 19th century politics	18,206	409 sq mi (1,059 km2)
Coahoma County	027	Clarksdale	CO	1836	Formed from Unorganized	derives from Choctaw word meaning "red panther"	20,077	554 sq mi (1,435 km2)
Copiah County	029	Hazlehurst	CP	1823	Formed from Franklin and Hinds Counties	derives from Choctaw word meaning "calling panther"	27,664	777 sq mi (2,012 km2)
Covington County	031	Collins	CV	1819	Formed from Lawrence and Wayne Counties	Leonard Covington, War of 1812 general	18,059	414 sq mi (1,072 km2)
DeSoto County	033	Hernando	DS	1836	Formed from Monroe and Washington Counties	Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer of the Americas	193,247	478 sq mi (1,238 km2)
Forrest County	035	Hattiesburg	FO	1906	Formed from Perry County	Nathan B. Forrest, Confederate general	78,208	467 sq mi (1,210 km2)
Franklin County	037	Meadville	FR	1809	Formed from Adams County	Benjamin Franklin, writer, orator, publisher, and U.S. founding father	7,610	565 sq mi (1,463 km2)
George County	039	Lucedale	GE	1910	Formed from Greene and Jackson Counties	James Z. George, U.S. Senator from Mississippi	25,619	478 sq mi (1,238 km2)
Greene County	041	Leakesville	GN	1811	Formed from Wayne County	Nathanael Greene, American Revolutionary War general	13,601	713 sq mi (1,847 km2)
Grenada County	043	Grenada	GR	1870	Formed from Carroll, Choctaw, Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Counties	Spanish province of Granada (spelling variation)	21,065	422 sq mi (1,093 km2)
Hancock County	045	Bay St. Louis	HA	1812	Formed from Unorganized	John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence	46,159	477 sq mi (1,235 km2)
Harrison County	047	Gulfport, Biloxi	HR	1841	Formed from Hancock County	William Henry Harrison, ninth U.S. President	210,612	581 sq mi (1,505 km2)
Hinds County	049	Jackson, Raymond	HI	1821	Formed from Unorganized (Choctaw Cession of 1820)	Thomas Hinds, War of 1812 general and U.S. Representative from Mississippi	214,870	869 sq mi (2,251 km2)
Holmes County	051	Lexington	HO	1833	Formed from Yazoo County	David Holmes, first Governor of Mississippi	15,777	756 sq mi (1,958 km2)
Humphreys County	053	Belzoni	HU	1918	Formed from Holmes, Sunflower, Washington and Yazoo Counties	Benjamin G. Humphreys, Reconstruction-era Governor of Mississippi	7,216	418 sq mi (1,083 km2)
Issaquena County	055	Mayersville	IS	1844	Formed from Washington County	Choctaw word meaning "Deer River"	1,256	413 sq mi (1,070 km2)
Itawamba County	057	Fulton	IT	1836	Formed from Monroe County	Itawamba, Chickasaw chief	24,093	532 sq mi (1,378 km2)
Jackson County	059	Pascagoula	JA	1812	Formed from Unorganized	Andrew Jackson, War of 1812 hero and seventh U.S. President	146,389	727 sq mi (1,883 km2)
Jasper County	061	Bay Springs, Paulding	JS	1833	Formed from Jones and Wayne Counties	William Jasper, Revolutionary War sergeant	16,013	676 sq mi (1,751 km2)
Jefferson County	063	Fayette	JE	1799	One of two original Counties (formerly Pickering)	Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. President and principal author of the Declaration of Independence	6,941	519 sq mi (1,344 km2)
Jefferson Davis County	065	Prentiss	JD	1906	Formed from Covington and Lawrence Counties	Jefferson Davis, C.S. President	10,969	408 sq mi (1,057 km2)
Jones County	067	Laurel, Ellisville	JO	1826	Formed from Covington and Wayne Counties (formerly Davis (1865-1869 (Civil War))	John Paul Jones, Revolutionary War naval captain	66,250	694 sq mi (1,797 km2)
Kemper County	069	De Kalb	KE	1833	Formed from Lowndes, Rankin and Wayne Counties	Reuben Kemper, American pioneer and revolutionary in Spanish Florida	8,584	766 sq mi (1,984 km2)
Lafayette County	071	Oxford	LA	1836	Formed from Monroe County	Marquis de la Fayette, French-born Revolutionary War general	58,467	631 sq mi (1,634 km2)
Lamar County	073	Purvis	LM	1904	Formed from Marion and Pearl River Counties	Lucius Q. C. Lamar, U.S. Senator from Mississippi and United States Secretary of the Interior	66,217	497 sq mi (1,287 km2)
Lauderdale County	075	Meridian	LD	1833	Formed from Rankin and Wayne Counties	James Lauderdale, War of 1812 colonel	70,527	704 sq mi (1,823 km2)
Lawrence County	077	Monticello	LW	1814	Formed from Marion County	James Lawrence, War of 1812 naval captain	11,741	431 sq mi (1,116 km2)
Leake County	079	Carthage	LK	1833	Formed from Madison and Rankin Counties	Walter Leake, Governor of Mississippi	21,258	583 sq mi (1,510 km2)
Lee County	081	Tupelo	LE	1866	Formed from Itawamba and Pontotoc Counties	Robert E. Lee, General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States	82,799	450 sq mi (1,165 km2)
Leflore County	083	Greenwood	LF	1871	Formed from Carroll and Sunflower Counties	Greenwood LeFlore, mixed-race advocate of citizenship for Native Americans and state senator	26,378	592 sq mi (1,533 km2)
Lincoln County	085	Brookhaven	LI	1870	Formed from Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence and Pike Counties	Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth U.S. President	34,702	586 sq mi (1,518 km2)
Lowndes County	087	Columbus	LO	1830	Formed from Monroe County and Unorganized	William Jones Lowndes, U.S. Representative from South Carolina	57,283	502 sq mi (1,300 km2)
Madison County	089	Canton	MD	1828	Formed from Yazoo County	James Madison, fourth U.S. President	112,511	719 sq mi (1,862 km2)
Marion County	091	Columbia	MA	1811	Formed from Amite, Franklin and Wayne Counties	Francis Marion, Revolutionary War general	24,224	542 sq mi (1,404 km2)
Marshall County	093	Holly Springs	MR	1836	Formed from Monroe County	John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States who shaped the Supreme Court's power	34,123	706 sq mi (1,829 km2)
Monroe County	095	Aberdeen	MO	1821	Formed from Unorganized (Chickasaw Cession of 1816)	James Monroe, fifth U.S. President	33,609	764 sq mi (1,979 km2)
Montgomery County	097	Winona	MT	1871	Formed from Carroll and Choctaw Counties	Richard Montgomery, Revolutionary War general	9,600	407 sq mi (1,054 km2)
Neshoba County	099	Philadelphia	NE	1833	Formed from Jones, Madison, Rankin and Wayne Counties	Choctaw word for "gray wolf"	28,789	570 sq mi (1,476 km2)
Newton County	101	Decatur	NW	1836	Formed from Neshoba County	Isaac Newton, English scientist	21,019	578 sq mi (1,497 km2)
Noxubee County	103	Macon	NO	1833	Formed from Lowndes and Rankin Counties	Choctaw for "stinking water"	9,914	695 sq mi (1,800 km2)
Oktibbeha County	105	Starkville	OK	1833	Formed from Lowndes County	Choctaw word for "bloody water"	51,203	458 sq mi (1,186 km2)
Panola County	107	Batesville, Sardis	PA	1836	Formed from Monroe and Washington Counties	Choctaw for "cotton"	32,669	684 sq mi (1,772 km2)
Pearl River County	109	Poplarville	PR	1890	Formed from Hancock and Marion Counties	Pearl River	57,978	812 sq mi (2,103 km2)
Perry County	111	New Augusta	PE	1820	Formed from Greene County	Oliver Hazard Perry, War of 1812 naval captain	11,315	647 sq mi (1,676 km2)
Pike County	113	Magnolia	PI	1815	Formed from Marion County	Zebulon Pike, western explorer	39,394	409 sq mi (1,059 km2)
Pontotoc County	115	Pontotoc	PO	1836	Formed from Monroe County	Chickasaw for "land of hanging grapes"	31,535	497 sq mi (1,287 km2)
Prentiss County	117	Booneville	PS	1870	Formed from Itawamba and Tishomingo Counties	Seargent Smith Prentiss, U.S. Representative from Mississippi	25,135	415 sq mi (1,075 km2)
Quitman County	119	Marks	QU	1877	Formed from Coahoma, Panola, Tallahatchie and Tunica Counties	John A. Quitman, Governor of Mississippi	5,546	405 sq mi (1,049 km2)
Rankin County	121	Brandon	RA	1828	Formed from Hinds County	Christopher Rankin, U.S. Representative from Mississippi	160,417	775 sq mi (2,007 km2)
Scott County	123	Forest	SC	1833	Formed from Covington, Jones and Rankin Counties	Abram M. Scott, Governor of Mississippi	27,507	609 sq mi (1,577 km2)
Sharkey County	125	Rolling Fork	SH	1876	Formed from Issaquena, Warren and Washington Counties	William L. Sharkey, Mississippi Supreme Court justice	3,336	428 sq mi (1,109 km2)
Simpson County	127	Mendenhall	SI	1824	Formed from Copiah County	Josiah Simpson, first federal judge appointed in the state	25,715	589 sq mi (1,526 km2)
Smith County	129	Raleigh	SM	1833	Formed from Covington, Jones and Rankin Counties	David Smith, Revolutionary War major	14,099	636 sq mi (1,647 km2)
Stone County	131	Wiggins	ST	1916	Formed from Harrison County	John M. Stone, Governor of Mississippi	18,756	445 sq mi (1,153 km2)
Sunflower County	133	Indianola	SU	1844	Formed from Bolivar County	Sunflower River	24,468	694 sq mi (1,797 km2)
Tallahatchie County	135	Charleston, Sumner	TL	1833	Formed from Washington and Yazoo Counties	Tallahatchie River	11,837	644 sq mi (1,668 km2)
Tate County	137	Senatobia	TA	1873	Formed from DeSoto and Marshall Counties	Thomas Simpson Tate, the county's original settler	28,261	404 sq mi (1,046 km2)
Tippah County	139	Ripley	TI	1836	Formed from Monroe County	Chickasaw word for "cut off"	21,287	458 sq mi (1,186 km2)
Tishomingo County	141	Iuka	TS	1836	Formed from Monroe County	Chief Tishomingo, Chickasaw leader	18,507	424 sq mi (1,098 km2)
Tunica County	143	Tunica	TU	1836	Formed from Washington County and Unorganized	Tunica Native Americans	9,234	455 sq mi (1,178 km2)
Union County	145	New Albany	UN	1870	Formed from Lee, Pontotoc and Tippah Counties	Reunion of Confederacy with the United States	28,284	416 sq mi (1,077 km2)
Walthall County	147	Tylertown	WL	1912	Formed from Marion and Pike Counties	Edward Walthall, U.S. Senator from Mississippi	13,863	404 sq mi (1,046 km2)
Warren County	149	Vicksburg	WR	1809	Formed from Claiborne County	Joseph Warren, Revolutionary War general	42,298	587 sq mi (1,520 km2)
Washington County	151	Greenville	WS	1827	Formed from Warren and Yazoo Counties	George Washington, first U.S. President	41,946	724 sq mi (1,875 km2)
Wayne County	153	Waynesboro	WA	1809	Formed from Washington County (AL)	Anthony Wayne, Revolutionary War general	19,703	810 sq mi (2,098 km2)
Webster County	155	Walthall	WE	1874	Formed from Chickasaw, Choctaw and Montgomery Counties (formerly Sumner County)	Daniel Webster, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and giant of Nineteenth Century politics	9,988	423 sq mi (1,096 km2)
Wilkinson County	157	Woodville	WK	1802	Formed from Adams County	James Wilkinson, Revolutionary War general	8,058	677 sq mi (1,753 km2)
Winston County	159	Louisville	WI	1833	Formed from Lowndes, Rankin, and Wayne Counties	Louis L. Winston, Mississippi Territory official	17,416	607 sq mi (1,572 km2)
Yalobusha County	161	Water Valley, Coffeeville	YA	1833	Formed from Monroe, Washington and Yazoo Counties	Yalobusha River, from Choctaw name meaning "tadpole place"	12,386	467 sq mi (1,210 km2)
Yazoo County	163	Yazoo City	YZ	1823	Formed from Hinds County	Yazoo River, named for the Yazoo people	25,796	920 sq mi (2,383 km2)