Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 7.55K people in Mississippi with French Canadian ancestry (0.25% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Harrison County had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (1.13%), followed by Hancock County (1.12%), and Franklin County (1.10%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Harrison County
Hancock County
Franklin County
Marion County
Pearl River County
Stone County
Tate County
Copiah County
Jackson County
Neshoba County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Harrison County 1.13
2 Hancock County 1.12
3 Franklin County 1.10
4 Marion County 1.08
5 Pearl River County 0.61
6 Stone County 0.57
7 Tate County 0.55
8 Copiah County 0.44
8 Jackson County 0.44
9 Neshoba County 0.41
10 Covington County 0.39
11 Calhoun County 0.37
12 Clarke County 0.34
13 Tunica County 0.32
14 Jones County 0.29
15 Madison County 0.25
15 Smith County 0.25
15 Wayne County 0.25
16 Lamar County 0.24
17 Choctaw County 0.23
17 DeSoto County 0.23
18 Hinds County 0.17
19 Itawamba County 0.16
19 Marshall County 0.16
19 Pontotoc County 0.16
19 Rankin County 0.16
19 Tippah County 0.16
20 Lowndes County 0.15
21 Grenada County 0.14
21 Yalobusha County 0.14
22 Amite County 0.12
22 Clay County 0.12
22 Lincoln County 0.12
22 Pike County 0.12
22 Prentiss County 0.12
22 Tallahatchie County 0.12
23 Adams County 0.11
23 Lawrence County 0.11
23 Simpson County 0.11
24 Warren County 0.10
24 Yazoo County 0.10
25 Jefferson Davis County 0.09
26 Oktibbeha County 0.08
26 Walthall County 0.08
26 Webster County 0.08
27 Monroe County 0.06
28 Scott County 0.05
29 Alcorn County 0.04
29 George County 0.04
29 Lafayette County 0.04
29 Lauderdale County 0.04
29 Leake County 0.04
29 Lee County 0.04
30 Forrest County 0.03
31 Greene County 0.02
32 Chickasaw County 0.01
32 Jasper County 0.01
32 Newton County 0.01
33 Sunflower County 0.004
34 Panola County 0.003