Mississippi Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 2.97M Mississippi population, 1.33M had Other Groups ancestry (44.70%), 704.09K had Unclassified ancestry (23.73%), and 309.59K had American ancestry (10.43%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states, Mississippi counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Mississippi ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Mississippi Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 1326384 | 44.70 |
| Unclassified | 704089 | 23.73 |
| American | 309594 | 10.43 |
| English | 238584 | 8.04 |
| Irish | 205695 | 6.93 |
| German | 143409 | 4.83 |
| French (except Basque) | 59733 | 2.01 |
| Italian | 49578 | 1.67 |
| Scottish | 42874 | 1.45 |
| European | 41160 | 1.39 |
| Scotch Irish | 38540 | 1.30 |
| Subsaharan African | 19884 | 0.67 |
| African | 16778 | 0.56 |
| British | 13297 | 0.45 |
| Dutch | 12433 | 0.42 |
| Polish | 11882 | 0.40 |
| Welsh | 8956 | 0.30 |
| Swedish | 8376 | 0.28 |
| Norwegian | 7561 | 0.26 |
| French Canadian | 7546 | 0.25 |
| Greek | 3648 | 0.12 |
| Russian | 3557 | 0.12 |
| Lebanese | 3071 | 0.10 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 2995 | 0.10 |
| Scandinavian | 2511 | 0.09 |
| Cajun | 2173 | 0.07 |
| Northern European | 2011 | 0.07 |
| Arab | 1937 | 0.07 |
| Danish | 1861 | 0.06 |
| Nigerian | 1825 | 0.06 |
| Czech | 1731 | 0.06 |
| Jamaican | 1724 | 0.06 |
| Hungarian | 1643 | 0.06 |
| Canadian | 1316 | 0.04 |
| Croatian | 1209 | 0.04 |
| Swiss | 1196 | 0.04 |
| Austrian | 1184 | 0.04 |
| Portuguese | 1156 | 0.04 |
| Eastern European | 1039 | 0.04 |
| Iranian | 835 | 0.03 |
| Ukrainian | 798 | 0.03 |
| Yugoslavian | 646 | 0.02 |
| Slovak | 637 | 0.02 |
| Haitian | 598 | 0.02 |
| Slavic | 556 | 0.02 |
| Belgian | 533 | 0.02 |
| Finnish | 489 | 0.02 |
| Lithuanian | 485 | 0.02 |
| Jordanian | 437 | 0.02 |
| Guyanese | 433 | 0.02 |
| Brazilian | 405 | 0.01 |
| Czechoslovakian | 394 | 0.01 |
| Ethiopian | 387 | 0.01 |
| Pennsylvania German | 365 | 0.01 |
| Syrian | 323 | 0.01 |
| South African | 322 | 0.01 |
| Israeli | 302 | 0.01 |
| Romanian | 298 | 0.01 |
| Australian | 265 | 0.01 |
| West Indian | 236 | 0.01 |
| Armenian | 234 | 0.01 |
| Palestinian | 232 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 227 | 0.01 |
| Basque | 177 | 0.01 |
| Egyptian | 169 | 0.01 |
| Slovene | 156 | 0.01 |
| Moroccan | 141 | 0.01 |
| Turkish | 135 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 132 | 0.00 |
| Serbian | 103 | 0.00 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 97 | 0.00 |
| Icelander | 91 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 89 | 0.00 |
| Afghan | 88 | 0.00 |
| Bulgarian | 83 | 0.00 |
| Ghanaian | 82 | 0.00 |
| Sudanese | 79 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 74 | 0.00 |
| Albania | 62 | 0.00 |
| Belizean | 62 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 44 | 0.00 |
| New Zealander | 44 | 0.00 |
| Kenyan | 43 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 35 | 0.00 |
| Latvian | 28 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 26 | 0.00 |
| Maltese | 21 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 18 | 0.00 |
| German Russian | 17 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwean | 15 | 0.00 |
| Barbadian | 13 | 0.00 |
| Luxembourger | 12 | 0.00 |
| Senegalese | 11 | 0.00 |
| Liberian | 10 | 0.00 |
| British West Indian | 7 | 0.00 |
| Somali | 3 | 0.00 |