Mississippi Population 1900-2023
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Mississippi from 1900 to 2023.
- The population of Mississippi in 2023 was 2,939,690, a 0.03% increase from 2022.
- The population of Mississippi in 2022 was 2,938,928, a 0.36% decline from 2021.
- The population of Mississippi in 2021 was 2,949,582, a 0.3% decline from 2020.
- The population of Mississippi in 2020 was 2,958,409, a 0.67% decline from 2019.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
38,965,193 |
| Texas |
30,503,301 |
| Florida |
22,610,726 |
| New York |
19,571,216 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,961,683 |
| Illinois |
12,549,689 |
| Ohio |
11,785,935 |
| Georgia |
11,029,227 |
| North Carolina |
10,835,491 |
| Michigan |
10,037,261 |
| New Jersey |
9,290,841 |
| Virginia |
8,715,698 |
| Washington |
7,812,880 |
| Arizona |
7,431,344 |
| Tennessee |
7,126,489 |
| Massachusetts |
7,001,399 |
| Indiana |
6,862,199 |
| Missouri |
6,196,156 |
| Maryland |
6,180,253 |
| Wisconsin |
5,910,955 |
| Colorado |
5,877,610 |
| Minnesota |
5,737,915 |
| South Carolina |
5,373,555 |
| Alabama |
5,108,468 |
| Louisiana |
4,573,749 |
| Kentucky |
4,526,154 |
| Oregon |
4,233,358 |
| Oklahoma |
4,053,824 |
| Connecticut |
3,617,176 |
| Utah |
3,417,734 |
| Iowa |
3,207,004 |
| Nevada |
3,194,176 |
| Arkansas |
3,067,732 |
| Kansas |
2,940,546 |
| Mississippi |
2,939,690 |
| New Mexico |
2,114,371 |
| Nebraska |
1,978,379 |
| Idaho |
1,964,726 |
| West Virginia |
1,770,071 |
| Hawaii |
1,435,138 |
| New Hampshire |
1,402,054 |
| Maine |
1,395,722 |
| Montana |
1,132,812 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,962 |
| Delaware |
1,031,890 |
| North Dakota |
783,926 |
| Alaska |
733,406 |
| Wyoming |
584,057 |
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Mississippi - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
2,939,690 |
0.03% |
| 2022 |
2,938,928 |
-0.36% |
| 2021 |
2,949,582 |
-0.30% |
| 2020 |
2,958,409 |
-0.67% |
| 2019 |
2,978,227 |
-0.16% |
| 2018 |
2,982,879 |
-0.26% |
| 2017 |
2,990,674 |
0.00% |
| 2016 |
2,990,595 |
0.01% |
| 2015 |
2,990,231 |
-0.06% |
| 2014 |
2,991,892 |
0.07% |
| 2013 |
2,989,839 |
0.18% |
| 2012 |
2,984,599 |
0.18% |
| 2011 |
2,979,147 |
0.29% |
| 2010 |
2,970,615 |
0.40% |
| 2009 |
2,958,774 |
0.37% |
| 2008 |
2,947,806 |
0.66% |
| 2007 |
2,928,350 |
0.80% |
| 2006 |
2,904,978 |
-0.03% |
| 2005 |
2,905,943 |
0.59% |
| 2004 |
2,889,010 |
0.72% |
| 2003 |
2,868,312 |
0.34% |
| 2002 |
2,858,681 |
0.20% |
| 2001 |
2,852,994 |
0.16% |
| 2000 |
2,848,353 |
2.88% |
| 1999 |
2,768,619 |
0.63% |
| 1998 |
2,751,335 |
0.71% |
| 1997 |
2,731,826 |
0.81% |
| 1996 |
2,709,925 |
0.71% |
| 1995 |
2,690,788 |
1.03% |
| 1994 |
2,663,450 |
1.06% |
| 1993 |
2,635,574 |
0.97% |
| 1992 |
2,610,193 |
0.73% |
| 1991 |
2,591,230 |
0.54% |
| 1990 |
2,577,426 |
0.12% |
| 1989 |
2,574,269 |
-0.24% |
| 1988 |
2,580,352 |
-0.32% |
| 1987 |
2,588,545 |
-0.19% |
| 1986 |
2,593,597 |
0.21% |
| 1985 |
2,588,102 |
0.39% |
| 1984 |
2,578,051 |
0.40% |
| 1983 |
2,567,717 |
0.43% |
| 1982 |
2,556,777 |
0.70% |
| 1981 |
2,539,036 |
0.54% |
| 1980 |
2,525,342 |
0.73% |
| 1979 |
2,507,069 |
0.77% |
| 1978 |
2,487,816 |
1.16% |
| 1977 |
2,459,201 |
1.21% |
| 1976 |
2,429,756 |
1.26% |
| 1975 |
2,399,449 |
0.89% |
| 1974 |
2,378,268 |
1.22% |
| 1973 |
2,349,546 |
1.84% |
| 1972 |
2,307,117 |
1.84% |
| 1971 |
2,265,432 |
2.18% |
| 1970 |
2,216,994 |
-0.14% |
| 1969 |
2,220,000 |
0.05% |
| 1968 |
2,219,000 |
-0.40% |
| 1967 |
2,228,000 |
-0.76% |
| 1966 |
2,245,000 |
-0.04% |
| 1965 |
2,246,000 |
0.22% |
| 1964 |
2,241,000 |
-0.13% |
| 1963 |
2,244,000 |
0.04% |
| 1962 |
2,243,000 |
1.68% |
| 1961 |
2,206,000 |
1.10% |
| 1960 |
2,182,000 |
2.06% |
| 1959 |
2,138,000 |
2.49% |
| 1958 |
2,086,000 |
-0.10% |
| 1957 |
2,088,000 |
0.10% |
| 1956 |
2,086,000 |
1.26% |
| 1955 |
2,060,000 |
-0.19% |
| 1954 |
2,064,000 |
-1.95% |
| 1953 |
2,105,000 |
-2.18% |
| 1952 |
2,152,000 |
-0.51% |
| 1951 |
2,163,000 |
-0.60% |
| 1950 |
2,176,000 |
4.36% |
| 1949 |
2,085,000 |
0.43% |
| 1948 |
2,076,000 |
-1.47% |
| 1947 |
2,107,000 |
2.08% |
| 1946 |
2,064,000 |
-1.24% |
| 1945 |
2,090,000 |
-3.55% |
| 1944 |
2,167,000 |
-4.96% |
| 1943 |
2,280,000 |
3.17% |
| 1942 |
2,210,000 |
1.19% |
| 1941 |
2,184,000 |
0.37% |
| 1940 |
2,176,000 |
0.37% |
| 1939 |
2,168,000 |
1.93% |
| 1938 |
2,127,000 |
1.97% |
| 1937 |
2,086,000 |
0.68% |
| 1936 |
2,072,000 |
0.53% |
| 1935 |
2,061,000 |
0.54% |
| 1934 |
2,050,000 |
0.94% |
| 1933 |
2,031,000 |
1.35% |
| 1932 |
2,004,000 |
0.50% |
| 1931 |
1,994,000 |
-0.60% |
| 1930 |
2,006,000 |
0.40% |
| 1929 |
1,998,000 |
0.86% |
| 1928 |
1,981,000 |
0.97% |
| 1927 |
1,962,000 |
1.40% |
| 1926 |
1,935,000 |
1.31% |
| 1925 |
1,910,000 |
1.27% |
| 1924 |
1,886,000 |
1.51% |
| 1923 |
1,858,000 |
1.20% |
| 1922 |
1,836,000 |
0.71% |
| 1921 |
1,823,000 |
1.28% |
| 1920 |
1,800,000 |
0.56% |
| 1919 |
1,790,000 |
-1.27% |
| 1918 |
1,813,000 |
-0.38% |
| 1917 |
1,820,000 |
-0.16% |
| 1916 |
1,823,000 |
-0.16% |
| 1915 |
1,826,000 |
-0.33% |
| 1914 |
1,832,000 |
0.27% |
| 1913 |
1,827,000 |
0.55% |
| 1912 |
1,817,000 |
0.39% |
| 1911 |
1,810,000 |
0.44% |
| 1910 |
1,802,000 |
1.41% |
| 1909 |
1,777,000 |
1.37% |
| 1908 |
1,753,000 |
1.45% |
| 1907 |
1,728,000 |
1.47% |
| 1906 |
1,703,000 |
1.49% |
| 1905 |
1,678,000 |
1.51% |
| 1904 |
1,653,000 |
1.54% |
| 1903 |
1,628,000 |
1.56% |
| 1902 |
1,603,000 |
1.58% |
| 1901 |
1,578,000 |
1.61% |
| 1900 |
1,553,000 |
0.00% |
