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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Harrison County
Rankin County
DeSoto County
Jackson County
Madison County
Hinds County
Lamar County
Lee County
Forrest County
Pearl River County
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