Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 143.41K people in Mississippi with German ancestry. Among all Mississippi counties, Harrison County had the highest population with German ancestry (16.68K), followed by Jackson County (12.28K), and DeSoto County (11.90K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Harrison County
Jackson County
DeSoto County
Rankin County
Pearl River County
Madison County
Hancock County
Forrest County
Hinds County
Lamar County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Harrison County 16676
2 Jackson County 12278
3 DeSoto County 11904
4 Rankin County 9499
5 Pearl River County 6012
6 Madison County 5982
7 Hancock County 5303
8 Forrest County 5179
9 Hinds County 5107
10 Lamar County 4320
11 Lafayette County 4050
12 Lee County 3863
13 Oktibbeha County 3791
14 Lowndes County 3107
15 Jones County 2482
16 Lauderdale County 2291
17 Pontotoc County 2015
18 Warren County 1720
19 Alcorn County 1718
20 Monroe County 1652
21 George County 1552
22 Tate County 1542
23 Panola County 1463
24 Pike County 1316
25 Tippah County 1265
26 Stone County 1237
27 Marshall County 1135
28 Union County 1028
29 Lincoln County 982
30 Copiah County 970
30 Marion County 970
31 Neshoba County 935
32 Washington County 893
33 Scott County 842
34 Yalobusha County 839
35 Tishomingo County 836
36 Prentiss County 799
37 Greene County 752
38 Itawamba County 715
39 Coahoma County 697
40 Perry County 679
41 Simpson County 648
42 Adams County 578
43 Clay County 565
44 Yazoo County 557
45 Bolivar County 550
46 Webster County 545
47 Jasper County 506
48 Covington County 495
49 Newton County 483
50 Winston County 455
51 Tallahatchie County 439
52 Amite County 430
53 Attala County 423
54 Clarke County 400
55 Choctaw County 395
56 Chickasaw County 386
57 Benton County 362
58 Sunflower County 358
59 Wayne County 353
60 Noxubee County 351
61 Franklin County 335
62 Grenada County 332
63 Leake County 323
64 Calhoun County 321
65 Lawrence County 281
66 Smith County 273
67 Leflore County 237
68 Walthall County 235
69 Jefferson Davis County 176
70 Humphreys County 170
71 Kemper County 153
72 Jefferson County 137
72 Quitman County 137
72 Wilkinson County 137
73 Carroll County 122
74 Tunica County 120
75 Montgomery County 85
76 Claiborne County 78
77 Holmes County 43
78 Sharkey County 24
79 Issaquena County 15