Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 7.55K people in Mississippi with French Canadian ancestry. Among all Mississippi counties, Harrison County had the highest population with French Canadian ancestry (2.35K), followed by Jackson County (635), and Hancock County (515).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Harrison County
Jackson County
Hancock County
DeSoto County
Hinds County
Pearl River County
Madison County
Marion County
Rankin County
Jones County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Harrison County 2345
2 Jackson County 635
3 Hancock County 515
4 DeSoto County 412
5 Hinds County 381
6 Pearl River County 341
7 Madison County 273
8 Marion County 265
9 Rankin County 242
10 Jones County 197
11 Tate County 155
12 Lamar County 152
13 Copiah County 124
14 Neshoba County 119
15 Stone County 105
16 Lowndes County 90
17 Franklin County 85
18 Covington County 72
19 Clarke County 53
19 Marshall County 53
20 Wayne County 50
21 Calhoun County 49
21 Pontotoc County 49
22 Pike County 48
23 Warren County 44
24 Lincoln County 43
25 Oktibbeha County 42
26 Itawamba County 39
27 Smith County 36
28 Tippah County 34
29 Adams County 33
30 Lee County 32
30 Tunica County 32
31 Grenada County 30
31 Prentiss County 30
32 Lauderdale County 29
32 Yazoo County 29
33 Simpson County 28
34 Forrest County 25
35 Clay County 23
36 Monroe County 22
37 Lafayette County 20
38 Choctaw County 19
39 Yalobusha County 17
40 Tallahatchie County 16
41 Amite County 15
41 Scott County 15
42 Alcorn County 13
42 Lawrence County 13
43 Walthall County 11
44 Jefferson Davis County 10
45 George County 9
46 Leake County 8
46 Webster County 8
47 Newton County 3
48 Chickasaw County 2
48 Greene County 2
48 Jasper County 2
49 Panola County 1
49 Sunflower County 1