Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 205.70K people in Mississippi with Irish ancestry. Among all Mississippi counties, Harrison County had the highest population with Irish ancestry (18.37K), followed by Rankin County (14.40K), and DeSoto County (14.27K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison County | 18369 |
| 2 | Rankin County | 14400 |
| 3 | DeSoto County | 14274 |
| 4 | Jackson County | 11133 |
| 5 | Madison County | 7588 |
| 6 | Hinds County | 7523 |
| 7 | Lamar County | 7298 |
| 8 | Lee County | 6936 |
| 9 | Forrest County | 6861 |
| 10 | Pearl River County | 5876 |
| 11 | Hancock County | 5582 |
| 12 | Alcorn County | 4516 |
| 13 | Lafayette County | 4443 |
| 14 | Lauderdale County | 4327 |
| 15 | Jones County | 4171 |
| 16 | Oktibbeha County | 4021 |
| 17 | Pontotoc County | 3264 |
| 18 | Lowndes County | 3164 |
| 19 | Prentiss County | 3136 |
| 20 | Union County | 2918 |
| 21 | Tishomingo County | 2759 |
| 22 | George County | 2550 |
| 23 | Monroe County | 2391 |
| 24 | Warren County | 2218 |
| 25 | Tate County | 2188 |
| 26 | Stone County | 2012 |
| 27 | Pike County | 2004 |
| 28 | Tippah County | 1948 |
| 29 | Itawamba County | 1916 |
| 30 | Lincoln County | 1850 |
| 31 | Marshall County | 1615 |
| 32 | Panola County | 1548 |
| 33 | Neshoba County | 1525 |
| 34 | Grenada County | 1510 |
| 35 | Marion County | 1469 |
| 36 | Perry County | 1444 |
| 37 | Scott County | 1437 |
| 38 | Adams County | 1417 |
| 39 | Wayne County | 1407 |
| 40 | Attala County | 1366 |
| 41 | Copiah County | 1362 |
| 42 | Yalobusha County | 1346 |
| 43 | Newton County | 1315 |
| 44 | Washington County | 1269 |
| 45 | Amite County | 1255 |
| 46 | Winston County | 1222 |
| 47 | Webster County | 1219 |
| 48 | Clarke County | 1188 |
| 48 | Greene County | 1188 |
| 49 | Yazoo County | 1122 |
| 50 | Bolivar County | 1118 |
| 51 | Simpson County | 1028 |
| 52 | Leake County | 973 |
| 53 | Smith County | 878 |
| 54 | Sunflower County | 840 |
| 55 | Walthall County | 829 |
| 56 | Benton County | 773 |
| 56 | Clay County | 773 |
| 57 | Coahoma County | 754 |
| 58 | Calhoun County | 686 |
| 59 | Choctaw County | 655 |
| 60 | Lawrence County | 648 |
| 61 | Covington County | 626 |
| 62 | Chickasaw County | 584 |
| 63 | Jefferson Davis County | 532 |
| 64 | Quitman County | 483 |
| 65 | Noxubee County | 454 |
| 66 | Jasper County | 451 |
| 67 | Franklin County | 446 |
| 68 | Montgomery County | 424 |
| 69 | Tallahatchie County | 411 |
| 70 | Leflore County | 396 |
| 71 | Wilkinson County | 324 |
| 72 | Carroll County | 274 |
| 73 | Jefferson County | 268 |
| 74 | Humphreys County | 263 |
| 75 | Kemper County | 257 |
| 76 | Tunica County | 249 |
| 77 | Holmes County | 146 |
| 78 | Sharkey County | 143 |
| 79 | Claiborne County | 126 |
| 80 | Issaquena County | 23 |