Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 16.78K people in Mississippi with African ancestry. Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest population with African ancestry (2.66K), followed by DeSoto County (1.15K), and Harrison County (889).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Mississippi.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Hinds County
DeSoto County
Harrison County
Madison County
Lauderdale County
Washington County
Warren County
Tunica County
Attala County
Pearl River County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Hinds County 2660
2 DeSoto County 1146
3 Harrison County 889
4 Madison County 858
5 Lauderdale County 768
6 Washington County 583
7 Warren County 557
8 Tunica County 543
9 Attala County 438
9 Pearl River County 438
10 Jones County 424
11 Jackson County 417
12 Grenada County 389
13 Oktibbeha County 354
14 Yazoo County 348
15 Lee County 345
16 Rankin County 337
17 Benton County 334
18 Forrest County 269
19 Webster County 225
20 Bolivar County 221
21 Adams County 214
22 Lamar County 165
23 Amite County 160
24 Winston County 155
25 Scott County 153
26 Pike County 142
27 Tallahatchie County 140
28 Clay County 137
28 Marshall County 137
29 Humphreys County 136
30 Leflore County 127
30 Tippah County 127
31 Simpson County 124
32 Yalobusha County 120
33 Jefferson Davis County 119
34 Leake County 112
35 Covington County 109
36 Itawamba County 108
37 Chickasaw County 105
38 Carroll County 99
39 Clarke County 91
40 Lincoln County 90
41 Coahoma County 87
41 Monroe County 87
42 Noxubee County 86
43 Choctaw County 76
43 Copiah County 76
43 Lawrence County 76
44 Hancock County 73
45 Kemper County 69
46 Holmes County 65
47 Lowndes County 61
48 Union County 57
49 Alcorn County 51
50 Wilkinson County 44
51 Jefferson County 43
52 Jasper County 41
53 Neshoba County 38
54 Panola County 36
55 Quitman County 34
56 Greene County 32
56 Sunflower County 32
57 Claiborne County 26
58 Newton County 24
59 Montgomery County 20
60 Smith County 18
60 Walthall County 18
60 Wayne County 18
61 Franklin County 17
62 Lafayette County 16
62 Prentiss County 16
63 George County 10
64 Marion County 7
65 Calhoun County 5
66 Pontotoc County 3
66 Stone County 3