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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Harrison County
Rankin County
DeSoto County
Jackson County
Madison County
Hinds County
Lowndes County
Oktibbeha County
Lee County
Lafayette County
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