List of counties in Mississippi

Counties of Mississippi
LocationState of Mississippi
Number82
PopulationsGreatest: 214,870 (Hinds)
Least: 1,256 (Issaquena)
Average: 35,850 (2023)
AreasLargest: 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
Subdivisions

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.

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