Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 38.54K people in Mississippi with Scotch Irish ancestry. Among all Mississippi counties, Rankin County had the highest population with Scotch Irish ancestry (2.92K), followed by Harrison County (2.83K), and DeSoto County (2.39K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scotch 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 Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rankin County | 2916 |
| 2 | Harrison County | 2831 |
| 3 | DeSoto County | 2386 |
| 4 | Hinds County | 2162 |
| 5 | Madison County | 2130 |
| 6 | Lamar County | 1973 |
| 7 | Lee County | 1703 |
| 8 | Jackson County | 1691 |
| 9 | Forrest County | 1418 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 987 |
| 11 | Jones County | 926 |
| 12 | Lafayette County | 911 |
| 13 | Oktibbeha County | 843 |
| 14 | Lauderdale County | 805 |
| 15 | Hancock County | 798 |
| 16 | Warren County | 776 |
| 17 | Pontotoc County | 658 |
| 18 | Pearl River County | 641 |
| 19 | Union County | 614 |
| 20 | Simpson County | 612 |
| 21 | Alcorn County | 463 |
| 22 | George County | 434 |
| 23 | Lowndes County | 411 |
| 24 | Marshall County | 355 |
| 24 | Stone County | 355 |
| 25 | Perry County | 353 |
| 26 | Covington County | 336 |
| 27 | Pike County | 330 |
| 28 | Tate County | 309 |
| 29 | Panola County | 306 |
| 30 | Walthall County | 305 |
| 31 | Leflore County | 295 |
| 32 | Jefferson Davis County | 278 |
| 33 | Copiah County | 271 |
| 34 | Itawamba County | 255 |
| 35 | Adams County | 248 |
| 36 | Tippah County | 244 |
| 37 | Monroe County | 218 |
| 38 | Washington County | 216 |
| 39 | Yazoo County | 213 |
| 40 | Greene County | 212 |
| 41 | Choctaw County | 203 |
| 42 | Neshoba County | 201 |
| 43 | Prentiss County | 200 |
| 44 | Grenada County | 197 |
| 45 | Newton County | 195 |
| 46 | Wayne County | 190 |
| 47 | Tishomingo County | 187 |
| 48 | Clarke County | 173 |
| 48 | Webster County | 173 |
| 49 | Attala County | 164 |
| 50 | Clay County | 160 |
| 51 | Coahoma County | 159 |
| 52 | Carroll County | 152 |
| 53 | Lawrence County | 145 |
| 54 | Franklin County | 142 |
| 55 | Tallahatchie County | 141 |
| 56 | Scott County | 120 |
| 57 | Winston County | 111 |
| 58 | Marion County | 109 |
| 59 | Smith County | 108 |
| 60 | Wilkinson County | 100 |
| 61 | Sunflower County | 97 |
| 61 | Tunica County | 97 |
| 62 | Chickasaw County | 96 |
| 63 | Kemper County | 87 |
| 64 | Noxubee County | 77 |
| 65 | Benton County | 58 |
| 65 | Bolivar County | 58 |
| 66 | Leake County | 55 |
| 67 | Amite County | 54 |
| 68 | Calhoun County | 53 |
| 69 | Yalobusha County | 50 |
| 70 | Quitman County | 49 |
| 71 | Humphreys County | 48 |
| 72 | Montgomery County | 46 |
| 73 | Holmes County | 45 |
| 74 | Issaquena County | 23 |
| 75 | Jasper County | 14 |
| 76 | Sharkey County | 10 |
| 77 | Claiborne County | 5 |