Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with Cajun Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.17K people in Mississippi with Cajun ancestry. Among all Mississippi counties, Pearl River County had the highest population with Cajun ancestry (530), followed by Hancock County (409), and Harrison County (301).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Cajun 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 Cajun Ancestry in 2021
Pearl River County
Hancock County
Harrison County
Lamar County
Rankin County
Hinds County
Lincoln County
Adams County
Jackson County
Madison County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with Cajun Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Pearl River County 530
2 Hancock County 409
3 Harrison County 301
4 Lamar County 172
5 Rankin County 82
6 Hinds County 77
7 Lincoln County 69
8 Adams County 49
8 Jackson County 49
9 Madison County 46
10 Attala County 33
11 Warren County 32
12 Greene County 31
13 Lawrence County 30
14 Lee County 29
15 Oktibbeha County 24
16 Forrest County 19
17 Pontotoc County 18
18 Jasper County 17
18 Kemper County 17
18 Yazoo County 17
19 Alcorn County 14
20 George County 12
21 Copiah County 11
21 DeSoto County 11
21 Marshall County 11
22 Prentiss County 10
23 Lafayette County 8
23 Lauderdale County 8
24 Lowndes County 7
24 Panola County 7
25 Marion County 6
26 Neshoba County 5
26 Wilkinson County 5
27 Holmes County 4
28 Webster County 3