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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.17K people in Mississippi with Cajun ancestry (0.07% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Pearl River County had the highest percentage of its population with Cajun ancestry (0.95%), followed by Hancock County (0.89%), and Lamar County (0.27%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Cajun 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 Cajun Ancestry in 2021
Pearl River County
Hancock County
Lamar County
Lawrence County
Greene County
Lincoln County
Kemper County
Attala County
Adams County
Harrison County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with Cajun Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Pearl River County 0.95
2 Hancock County 0.89
3 Lamar County 0.27
4 Lawrence County 0.25
5 Greene County 0.23
6 Lincoln County 0.20
7 Kemper County 0.19
8 Attala County 0.18
9 Adams County 0.16
10 Harrison County 0.14
11 Jasper County 0.10
12 Warren County 0.07
13 Pontotoc County 0.06
13 Wilkinson County 0.06
13 Yazoo County 0.06
14 George County 0.05
14 Oktibbeha County 0.05
14 Rankin County 0.05
15 Alcorn County 0.04
15 Copiah County 0.04
15 Lee County 0.04
15 Madison County 0.04
15 Prentiss County 0.04
16 Hinds County 0.03
16 Jackson County 0.03
16 Marshall County 0.03
16 Webster County 0.03
17 Forrest County 0.02
17 Holmes County 0.02
17 Marion County 0.02
17 Neshoba County 0.02
17 Panola County 0.02
18 DeSoto County 0.01
18 Lafayette County 0.01
18 Lauderdale County 0.01
18 Lowndes County 0.01