Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 42.87K people in Mississippi with Scottish ancestry. Among all Mississippi counties, Harrison County had the highest population with Scottish ancestry (3.71K), followed by Rankin County (3.30K), and Jackson County (3.22K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Harrison County
Rankin County
Jackson County
DeSoto County
Lamar County
Forrest County
Hinds County
Madison County
Lafayette County
Oktibbeha County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Harrison County 3706
2 Rankin County 3302
3 Jackson County 3216
4 DeSoto County 2526
5 Lamar County 2141
6 Forrest County 2038
7 Hinds County 1911
8 Madison County 1908
9 Lafayette County 1648
10 Oktibbeha County 1364
11 Lee County 1234
12 Jones County 1104
13 Hancock County 788
14 Covington County 764
15 Lauderdale County 726
16 Pearl River County 725
17 Alcorn County 659
18 Winston County 586
19 Pontotoc County 574
20 Warren County 550
21 Lowndes County 487
22 Clarke County 462
23 Prentiss County 460
24 Pike County 450
25 George County 424
26 Monroe County 414
27 Simpson County 409
28 Franklin County 363
29 Union County 346
30 Leake County 319
31 Marshall County 310
32 Tippah County 307
33 Yazoo County 301
34 Newton County 281
35 Panola County 263
36 Neshoba County 257
37 Itawamba County 242
38 Greene County 240
39 Attala County 232
40 Bolivar County 231
41 Washington County 227
42 Perry County 226
43 Copiah County 213
43 Scott County 213
44 Tate County 204
45 Choctaw County 200
45 Tishomingo County 200
46 Adams County 193
47 Lincoln County 187
48 Sunflower County 185
49 Wayne County 175
50 Leflore County 160
51 Smith County 152
52 Stone County 151
53 Jasper County 132
54 Kemper County 130
55 Webster County 126
56 Yalobusha County 124
57 Grenada County 120
58 Amite County 117
59 Wilkinson County 112
60 Montgomery County 107
60 Walthall County 107
61 Marion County 103
62 Clay County 102
63 Tallahatchie County 95
64 Benton County 92
65 Coahoma County 73
66 Carroll County 60
67 Lawrence County 59
68 Claiborne County 42
69 Noxubee County 41
70 Jefferson Davis County 29
71 Humphreys County 28
71 Jefferson County 28
71 Tunica County 28
72 Holmes County 20
73 Sharkey County 18
74 Calhoun County 14
75 Chickasaw County 10
76 Quitman County 3