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.
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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 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 |