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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 143.41K people in Mississippi with German ancestry (4.83% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Hancock County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (11.55%), followed by Pearl River County (10.74%), and Jackson County (8.59%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Hancock County
Pearl River County
Jackson County
Harrison County
Oktibbeha County
Lafayette County
Lamar County
Stone County
Yalobusha County
Forrest County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Hancock County 11.55
2 Pearl River County 10.74
3 Jackson County 8.59
4 Harrison County 8.04
5 Oktibbeha County 7.38
6 Lafayette County 7.27
7 Lamar County 6.79
8 Stone County 6.74
9 Yalobusha County 6.67
10 Forrest County 6.66
11 DeSoto County 6.50
12 Pontotoc County 6.47
13 George County 6.40
14 Rankin County 6.09
15 Perry County 5.85
16 Tippah County 5.78
17 Madison County 5.53
18 Greene County 5.51
19 Tate County 5.48
19 Webster County 5.48
20 Lowndes County 5.28
21 Alcorn County 4.91
22 Monroe County 4.80
23 Choctaw County 4.78
24 Benton County 4.71
25 Lee County 4.63
26 Tishomingo County 4.41
27 Panola County 4.39
28 Franklin County 4.35
29 Marion County 3.94
30 Warren County 3.81
31 Union County 3.70
32 Jones County 3.68
33 Copiah County 3.41
34 Tallahatchie County 3.40
35 Amite County 3.38
36 Noxubee County 3.37
37 Marshall County 3.34
38 Pike County 3.27
39 Neshoba County 3.21
40 Coahoma County 3.19
40 Prentiss County 3.19
41 Lauderdale County 3.11
42 Jasper County 3.08
43 Clay County 3.01
44 Itawamba County 3.00
44 Scott County 3.00
45 Lincoln County 2.81
46 Covington County 2.68
47 Clarke County 2.55
47 Winston County 2.55
48 Simpson County 2.49
49 Calhoun County 2.39
50 Attala County 2.35
51 Lawrence County 2.33
52 Chickasaw County 2.26
52 Newton County 2.26
53 Hinds County 2.21
54 Quitman County 2.17
55 Humphreys County 2.15
56 Yazoo County 2.00
57 Washington County 1.96
58 Adams County 1.93
59 Smith County 1.89
60 Jefferson County 1.88
61 Wayne County 1.78
62 Bolivar County 1.76
63 Walthall County 1.68
64 Kemper County 1.66
65 Wilkinson County 1.57
66 Jefferson Davis County 1.55
67 Grenada County 1.54
68 Leake County 1.51
69 Sunflower County 1.36
70 Issaquena County 1.35
71 Carroll County 1.21
71 Tunica County 1.21
72 Claiborne County 0.86
73 Montgomery County 0.85
74 Leflore County 0.83
75 Sharkey County 0.58
76 Holmes County 0.25