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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Rankin County
Jackson County
Harrison County
DeSoto County
Lamar County
Hinds County
Forrest County
Alcorn County
Madison County
Lauderdale County
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