Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 309.59K people in Mississippi with American ancestry (10.43% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Smith County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (49.40%), followed by Jasper County (39.11%), and Calhoun County (37.44%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having American 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 Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Smith County
Jasper County
Calhoun County
Perry County
Alcorn County
Tishomingo County
Greene County
Newton County
Lamar County
Scott County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Smith County 49.40
2 Jasper County 39.11
3 Calhoun County 37.44
4 Perry County 29.86
5 Alcorn County 25.22
6 Tishomingo County 23.71
7 Greene County 23.11
8 Newton County 22.31
9 Lamar County 21.59
10 Scott County 21.21
11 Chickasaw County 21.01
12 Prentiss County 17.41
13 George County 17.33
14 Webster County 15.94
15 Forrest County 13.79
16 Sharkey County 13.46
17 Rankin County 12.92
18 Pontotoc County 12.89
19 Washington County 12.81
20 Hancock County 12.51
21 Carroll County 12.36
22 Itawamba County 12.24
23 Wayne County 12.13
24 Union County 12.05
25 Marion County 11.87
26 Pearl River County 11.70
27 Clarke County 11.60
28 Walthall County 11.50
29 Choctaw County 11.48
30 Lauderdale County 11.46
31 Montgomery County 11.40
32 Jackson County 11.05
32 Neshoba County 11.05
33 Simpson County 10.59
34 Attala County 10.53
35 Tippah County 10.50
36 Jones County 10.13
37 Leflore County 9.83
38 Sunflower County 9.60
38 Yalobusha County 9.60
39 Lincoln County 9.48
40 Stone County 9.37
41 Leake County 9.31
42 Issaquena County 9.18
43 Lee County 9.01
44 Warren County 8.99
45 Amite County 8.78
46 Benton County 8.73
47 Covington County 8.68
48 Grenada County 8.57
49 DeSoto County 8.52
50 Lowndes County 8.44
50 Monroe County 8.44
51 Madison County 7.98
52 Noxubee County 7.96
52 Winston County 7.96
53 Harrison County 7.53
54 Tate County 7.47
55 Bolivar County 7.39
56 Jefferson Davis County 7.17
57 Lafayette County 6.90
58 Copiah County 6.50
59 Oktibbeha County 6.30
60 Holmes County 6.08
61 Pike County 5.98
62 Lawrence County 5.86
63 Marshall County 5.81
64 Kemper County 5.49
65 Franklin County 5.40
66 Jefferson County 5.26
67 Hinds County 4.79
68 Panola County 4.55
69 Yazoo County 4.51
70 Humphreys County 3.94
71 Tallahatchie County 3.67
72 Claiborne County 3.60
73 Adams County 3.30
74 Clay County 3.29
75 Wilkinson County 3.14
76 Coahoma County 2.58
77 Quitman County 1.52
78 Tunica County 1.41