Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 309.59K people in Mississippi with American ancestry. Among all Mississippi counties, Rankin County had the highest population with American ancestry (20.16K), followed by Jackson County (15.79K), and Harrison County (15.61K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with American 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 American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rankin County | 20157 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 15794 |
| 3 | Harrison County | 15612 |
| 4 | DeSoto County | 15609 |
| 5 | Lamar County | 13736 |
| 6 | Hinds County | 11054 |
| 7 | Forrest County | 10723 |
| 8 | Alcorn County | 8818 |
| 9 | Madison County | 8635 |
| 10 | Lauderdale County | 8452 |
| 11 | Lee County | 7516 |
| 12 | Smith County | 7154 |
| 13 | Jones County | 6827 |
| 14 | Pearl River County | 6549 |
| 15 | Jasper County | 6416 |
| 16 | Scott County | 5953 |
| 17 | Washington County | 5843 |
| 18 | Hancock County | 5743 |
| 19 | Calhoun County | 5024 |
| 20 | Lowndes County | 4971 |
| 21 | Newton County | 4770 |
| 22 | Tishomingo County | 4492 |
| 23 | Prentiss County | 4356 |
| 24 | George County | 4203 |
| 25 | Warren County | 4056 |
| 26 | Pontotoc County | 4014 |
| 27 | Lafayette County | 3843 |
| 28 | Chickasaw County | 3593 |
| 29 | Perry County | 3467 |
| 30 | Union County | 3347 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 3311 |
| 32 | Oktibbeha County | 3233 |
| 33 | Neshoba County | 3222 |
| 34 | Greene County | 3155 |
| 35 | Itawamba County | 2920 |
| 35 | Marion County | 2920 |
| 36 | Monroe County | 2906 |
| 37 | Leflore County | 2807 |
| 38 | Simpson County | 2760 |
| 39 | Sunflower County | 2525 |
| 40 | Pike County | 2409 |
| 41 | Wayne County | 2405 |
| 42 | Bolivar County | 2312 |
| 43 | Tippah County | 2296 |
| 44 | Tate County | 2101 |
| 45 | Leake County | 1998 |
| 46 | Marshall County | 1976 |
| 47 | Attala County | 1898 |
| 48 | Grenada County | 1854 |
| 49 | Copiah County | 1849 |
| 50 | Clarke County | 1819 |
| 51 | Stone County | 1720 |
| 52 | Walthall County | 1608 |
| 53 | Covington County | 1605 |
| 54 | Webster County | 1584 |
| 55 | Panola County | 1516 |
| 56 | Winston County | 1420 |
| 57 | Yazoo County | 1260 |
| 58 | Carroll County | 1242 |
| 59 | Yalobusha County | 1208 |
| 60 | Montgomery County | 1134 |
| 61 | Amite County | 1117 |
| 62 | Holmes County | 1048 |
| 63 | Adams County | 988 |
| 64 | Choctaw County | 949 |
| 65 | Noxubee County | 829 |
| 66 | Jefferson Davis County | 815 |
| 67 | Lawrence County | 706 |
| 68 | Benton County | 671 |
| 69 | Clay County | 617 |
| 70 | Coahoma County | 564 |
| 71 | Sharkey County | 560 |
| 72 | Kemper County | 506 |
| 73 | Tallahatchie County | 474 |
| 74 | Franklin County | 416 |
| 75 | Jefferson County | 383 |
| 76 | Claiborne County | 328 |
| 77 | Humphreys County | 312 |
| 78 | Wilkinson County | 273 |
| 79 | Tunica County | 140 |
| 80 | Issaquena County | 102 |
| 81 | Quitman County | 96 |