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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.65K people in Mississippi with Greek ancestry (0.12% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Lamar County had the highest percentage of its population with Greek ancestry (0.76%), followed by Perry County (0.46%), and Hancock County (0.34%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Greek 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 Greek Ancestry in 2021
Lamar County
Perry County
Hancock County
Harrison County
Pearl River County
Oktibbeha County
Lowndes County
Jackson County
DeSoto County
Forrest County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with Greek Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lamar County 0.76
2 Perry County 0.46
3 Hancock County 0.34
4 Harrison County 0.32
5 Pearl River County 0.28
6 Oktibbeha County 0.24
7 Lowndes County 0.23
8 Jackson County 0.20
9 DeSoto County 0.18
9 Forrest County 0.18
9 Lauderdale County 0.18
10 Rankin County 0.17
11 Franklin County 0.16
11 Warren County 0.16
12 Clarke County 0.15
13 Benton County 0.13
14 Hinds County 0.12
15 Alcorn County 0.11
16 Lafayette County 0.10
17 Coahoma County 0.08
18 Madison County 0.07
19 Leake County 0.06
19 Pike County 0.06
20 Grenada County 0.05
20 Jones County 0.05
21 Greene County 0.04
21 Tate County 0.04
22 Attala County 0.03
22 Claiborne County 0.03
22 Sunflower County 0.03
23 Amite County 0.02
23 Lee County 0.02
23 Newton County 0.02
23 Noxubee County 0.02
23 Simpson County 0.02
24 Calhoun County 0.01
25 Pontotoc County 0.003