Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 238.58K people in Mississippi with English ancestry. Among all Mississippi counties, Harrison County had the highest population with English ancestry (19.33K), followed by Rankin County (16.49K), and DeSoto County (15.13K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison County | 19334 |
| 2 | Rankin County | 16493 |
| 3 | DeSoto County | 15133 |
| 4 | Jackson County | 13837 |
| 5 | Madison County | 10362 |
| 6 | Hinds County | 8275 |
| 7 | Lowndes County | 8209 |
| 8 | Oktibbeha County | 7925 |
| 9 | Lee County | 7688 |
| 10 | Lafayette County | 6654 |
| 11 | Lamar County | 5681 |
| 12 | Pearl River County | 5622 |
| 13 | Monroe County | 5615 |
| 14 | Jones County | 5588 |
| 15 | Forrest County | 5493 |
| 16 | Hancock County | 4967 |
| 17 | Lauderdale County | 4915 |
| 18 | Panola County | 4347 |
| 19 | Marshall County | 4321 |
| 20 | Warren County | 3391 |
| 21 | Tippah County | 3241 |
| 22 | Pontotoc County | 2684 |
| 23 | Clarke County | 2667 |
| 24 | Alcorn County | 2599 |
| 25 | Stone County | 2558 |
| 26 | George County | 2396 |
| 27 | Union County | 2341 |
| 28 | Pike County | 2208 |
| 29 | Prentiss County | 2162 |
| 30 | Clay County | 2142 |
| 31 | Neshoba County | 2067 |
| 32 | Tishomingo County | 2024 |
| 33 | Wayne County | 1963 |
| 34 | Copiah County | 1838 |
| 35 | Tate County | 1737 |
| 36 | Webster County | 1701 |
| 37 | Simpson County | 1691 |
| 38 | Itawamba County | 1671 |
| 39 | Lincoln County | 1591 |
| 40 | Tallahatchie County | 1571 |
| 41 | Washington County | 1473 |
| 42 | Coahoma County | 1376 |
| 43 | Winston County | 1355 |
| 44 | Grenada County | 1318 |
| 45 | Marion County | 1313 |
| 45 | Newton County | 1313 |
| 46 | Yazoo County | 1270 |
| 47 | Bolivar County | 1221 |
| 48 | Covington County | 1178 |
| 49 | Adams County | 1144 |
| 50 | Attala County | 1114 |
| 51 | Benton County | 1106 |
| 52 | Greene County | 1094 |
| 53 | Leake County | 1075 |
| 54 | Choctaw County | 1024 |
| 55 | Scott County | 961 |
| 56 | Sunflower County | 896 |
| 57 | Calhoun County | 856 |
| 58 | Lawrence County | 836 |
| 59 | Leflore County | 756 |
| 60 | Walthall County | 713 |
| 61 | Montgomery County | 712 |
| 62 | Franklin County | 641 |
| 63 | Chickasaw County | 626 |
| 63 | Quitman County | 626 |
| 64 | Smith County | 619 |
| 65 | Amite County | 609 |
| 66 | Jefferson Davis County | 566 |
| 67 | Perry County | 545 |
| 68 | Holmes County | 451 |
| 69 | Tunica County | 448 |
| 70 | Yalobusha County | 447 |
| 71 | Noxubee County | 434 |
| 72 | Jasper County | 408 |
| 73 | Carroll County | 388 |
| 74 | Kemper County | 256 |
| 75 | Wilkinson County | 238 |
| 76 | Humphreys County | 192 |
| 77 | Sharkey County | 98 |
| 78 | Claiborne County | 91 |
| 79 | Issaquena County | 58 |
| 80 | Jefferson County | 37 |