Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 59.73K people in Mississippi with French (except Basque) ancestry (2.01% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Hancock County had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (13.47%), followed by Pearl River County (10.30%), and Harrison County (5.79%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Hancock County
Pearl River County
Harrison County
Stone County
Amite County
Jackson County
Franklin County
Lamar County
Perry County
Forrest County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Hancock County 13.47
2 Pearl River County 10.30
3 Harrison County 5.79
4 Stone County 5.27
5 Amite County 4.84
6 Jackson County 3.64
7 Franklin County 3.57
8 Lamar County 3.23
9 Perry County 2.51
10 Forrest County 2.43
11 Benton County 1.98
12 Oktibbeha County 1.91
13 Madison County 1.85
14 Jefferson County 1.77
15 Lawrence County 1.73
16 Adams County 1.69
17 Lincoln County 1.68
18 Lafayette County 1.66
19 Prentiss County 1.62
20 Marion County 1.50
21 Bolivar County 1.47
21 DeSoto County 1.47
22 Greene County 1.46
23 Leake County 1.44
23 Simpson County 1.44
24 George County 1.43
25 Rankin County 1.41
25 Wilkinson County 1.41
26 Clarke County 1.33
26 Yalobusha County 1.33
27 Yazoo County 1.29
28 Tishomingo County 1.28
29 Jones County 1.18
30 Marshall County 1.17
31 Jefferson Davis County 1.13
31 Pike County 1.13
32 Lauderdale County 1.10
33 Covington County 1.09
34 Pontotoc County 1.08
35 Carroll County 1.06
36 Lee County 1.02
37 Itawamba County 0.99
38 Warren County 0.96
39 Alcorn County 0.92
40 Panola County 0.85
41 Jasper County 0.82
41 Wayne County 0.82
42 Monroe County 0.81
43 Hinds County 0.80
43 Union County 0.80
44 Lowndes County 0.68
45 Neshoba County 0.67
46 Copiah County 0.64
47 Scott County 0.60
48 Clay County 0.59
48 Tippah County 0.59
49 Coahoma County 0.58
50 Grenada County 0.56
50 Humphreys County 0.56
51 Tate County 0.53
52 Attala County 0.51
53 Tallahatchie County 0.49
54 Walthall County 0.44
55 Washington County 0.38
56 Smith County 0.34
56 Webster County 0.34
56 Winston County 0.34
57 Sunflower County 0.31
58 Leflore County 0.26
59 Newton County 0.25
60 Kemper County 0.23
61 Montgomery County 0.22
62 Calhoun County 0.21
62 Choctaw County 0.21
63 Chickasaw County 0.16
63 Quitman County 0.16
63 Tunica County 0.16
64 Noxubee County 0.13
65 Claiborne County 0.06
65 Holmes County 0.06