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.
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Related Topics: Mississippi ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
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 |