Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all Mississippi counties, Benton had the highest percentage of its population being immigrants or foreign-born (7.31%), followed by Adams (6.62%), and Scott (5.29%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.

You can see similar information for other states. You can also see the ranking for all counties in the United States.

Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
Benton
Adams
Scott
Harrison
Madison
Oktibbeha
DeSoto
Pontotoc
Lafayette
Wayne
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
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Rank County Perc. of County Population (%)
1 Benton 7.31
2 Adams 6.62
3 Scott 5.29
4 Harrison 4.37
5 Madison 4.24
6 Oktibbeha 3.93
7 DeSoto 3.89
8 Pontotoc 3.83
9 Lafayette 3.73
10 Wayne 3.69
11 Calhoun 3.66
12 Jackson 3.40
13 Yazoo 2.76
14 Union 2.70
15 Rankin 2.63
16 Bolivar 2.45
17 Lamar 2.37
18 Forrest 2.35
18 Marshall 2.35
19 Tippah 2.33
20 Jones 2.32
21 Warren 2.26
22 Lee 2.23
23 Perry 2.19
24 Hancock 2.08
25 Chickasaw 1.89
26 Tallahatchie 1.83
27 Lowndes 1.79
28 George 1.70
28 Leflore 1.70
29 Tishomingo 1.69
30 Lauderdale 1.66
30 Prentiss 1.66
31 Walthall 1.65
32 Hinds 1.63
33 Leake 1.56
34 Pearl River 1.49
35 Alcorn 1.47
36 Copiah 1.46
37 Greene 1.45
38 Newton 1.43
39 Tate 1.20
40 Simpson 1.18
41 Stone 1.14
42 Jefferson 1.07
43 Humphreys 1.02
44 Monroe 0.94
44 Montgomery 0.94
45 Grenada 0.93
46 Smith 0.88
47 Marion 0.85
48 Tunica 0.78
49 Pike 0.77
50 Attala 0.76
50 Washington 0.76
51 Webster 0.74
52 Clarke 0.73
52 Covington 0.73
52 Lincoln 0.73
53 Neshoba 0.71
54 Panola 0.70
55 Claiborne 0.67
56 Coahoma 0.58
57 Lawrence 0.50
58 Jefferson Davis 0.48
59 Itawamba 0.45
59 Noxubee 0.45
60 Yalobusha 0.42
61 Amite 0.39
62 Clay 0.36
63 Holmes 0.30
64 Quitman 0.24
65 Choctaw 0.22
66 Kemper 0.17
67 Franklin 0.12
67 Sunflower 0.12
68 Jasper 0.09
69 Winston 0.07
70 Carroll 0.00
70 Issaquena 0.00
70 Sharkey 0.00
70 Wilkinson 0.00