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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 13.30K people in Mississippi with British ancestry (0.45% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Quitman County had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (1.17%), followed by Marion County (0.98%), and Alcorn County (0.95%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having British 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 British Ancestry in 2021
Quitman County
Marion County
Alcorn County
Pearl River County
Jackson County
Madison County
Lincoln County
Benton County
Prentiss County
Rankin County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Quitman County 1.17
2 Marion County 0.98
3 Alcorn County 0.95
3 Pearl River County 0.95
4 Jackson County 0.84
5 Madison County 0.81
6 Lincoln County 0.80
7 Benton County 0.77
7 Prentiss County 0.77
8 Rankin County 0.72
9 Jones County 0.71
10 Smith County 0.70
11 Harrison County 0.69
12 Forrest County 0.67
12 Hancock County 0.67
13 George County 0.61
13 Marshall County 0.61
14 Neshoba County 0.59
15 Lafayette County 0.53
15 Lamar County 0.53
16 Kemper County 0.46
16 Lee County 0.46
17 Adams County 0.45
18 Grenada County 0.44
19 DeSoto County 0.43
20 Union County 0.41
21 Lauderdale County 0.40
22 Tishomingo County 0.38
22 Webster County 0.38
23 Oktibbeha County 0.37
23 Stone County 0.37
23 Wilkinson County 0.37
24 Clay County 0.33
24 Hinds County 0.33
25 Lowndes County 0.31
25 Warren County 0.31
26 Pontotoc County 0.26
26 Simpson County 0.26
27 Monroe County 0.24
28 Clarke County 0.23
28 Newton County 0.23
29 Leake County 0.21
29 Sunflower County 0.21
30 Amite County 0.20
31 Copiah County 0.19
32 Franklin County 0.18
32 Greene County 0.18
33 Washington County 0.17
34 Attala County 0.15
34 Calhoun County 0.15
34 Yalobusha County 0.15
35 Lawrence County 0.14
35 Yazoo County 0.14
36 Montgomery County 0.13
37 Tate County 0.12
38 Itawamba County 0.11
38 Pike County 0.11
38 Winston County 0.11
39 Choctaw County 0.10
39 Humphreys County 0.10
40 Coahoma County 0.09
41 Bolivar County 0.07
41 Tunica County 0.07
42 Walthall County 0.06
43 Leflore County 0.05
43 Panola County 0.05
44 Holmes County 0.04
45 Chickasaw County 0.03
45 Perry County 0.03
45 Scott County 0.03
46 Covington County 0.02
46 Tippah County 0.02