Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 16.78K people in Mississippi with African ancestry (0.56% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Tunica County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (5.46%), followed by Benton County (4.35%), and Attala County (2.43%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African 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 Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunica County | 5.46 |
| 2 | Benton County | 4.35 |
| 3 | Attala County | 2.43 |
| 4 | Webster County | 2.26 |
| 5 | Grenada County | 1.80 |
| 6 | Humphreys County | 1.72 |
| 7 | Washington County | 1.28 |
| 8 | Amite County | 1.26 |
| 9 | Yazoo County | 1.25 |
| 10 | Warren County | 1.23 |
| 11 | Hinds County | 1.15 |
| 12 | Tallahatchie County | 1.08 |
| 13 | Jefferson Davis County | 1.05 |
| 14 | Lauderdale County | 1.04 |
| 15 | Carroll County | 0.99 |
| 16 | Yalobusha County | 0.95 |
| 17 | Choctaw County | 0.92 |
| 18 | Winston County | 0.87 |
| 19 | Noxubee County | 0.83 |
| 20 | Madison County | 0.79 |
| 21 | Pearl River County | 0.78 |
| 22 | Kemper County | 0.75 |
| 23 | Clay County | 0.73 |
| 24 | Adams County | 0.72 |
| 25 | Bolivar County | 0.71 |
| 26 | Oktibbeha County | 0.69 |
| 27 | DeSoto County | 0.63 |
| 27 | Jones County | 0.63 |
| 27 | Lawrence County | 0.63 |
| 28 | Chickasaw County | 0.61 |
| 29 | Covington County | 0.59 |
| 29 | Jefferson County | 0.59 |
| 30 | Clarke County | 0.58 |
| 30 | Tippah County | 0.58 |
| 31 | Scott County | 0.55 |
| 32 | Quitman County | 0.54 |
| 33 | Leake County | 0.52 |
| 34 | Wilkinson County | 0.51 |
| 35 | Simpson County | 0.48 |
| 36 | Itawamba County | 0.45 |
| 36 | Leflore County | 0.45 |
| 37 | Harrison County | 0.43 |
| 38 | Lee County | 0.41 |
| 39 | Coahoma County | 0.40 |
| 39 | Marshall County | 0.40 |
| 40 | Holmes County | 0.38 |
| 41 | Forrest County | 0.35 |
| 41 | Pike County | 0.35 |
| 42 | Jackson County | 0.29 |
| 43 | Claiborne County | 0.28 |
| 44 | Copiah County | 0.27 |
| 45 | Lamar County | 0.26 |
| 45 | Lincoln County | 0.26 |
| 46 | Jasper County | 0.25 |
| 46 | Monroe County | 0.25 |
| 47 | Greene County | 0.23 |
| 48 | Franklin County | 0.22 |
| 48 | Rankin County | 0.22 |
| 49 | Union County | 0.21 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 0.20 |
| 51 | Hancock County | 0.16 |
| 52 | Alcorn County | 0.15 |
| 53 | Neshoba County | 0.13 |
| 53 | Walthall County | 0.13 |
| 54 | Smith County | 0.12 |
| 54 | Sunflower County | 0.12 |
| 55 | Newton County | 0.11 |
| 55 | Panola County | 0.11 |
| 56 | Lowndes County | 0.10 |
| 57 | Wayne County | 0.09 |
| 58 | Prentiss County | 0.06 |
| 59 | Calhoun County | 0.04 |
| 59 | George County | 0.04 |
| 60 | Lafayette County | 0.03 |
| 60 | Marion County | 0.03 |
| 61 | Stone County | 0.02 |
| 62 | Pontotoc County | 0.01 |
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