Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 205.70K people in Mississippi with Irish ancestry (6.93% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Tishomingo County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (14.56%), followed by Alcorn County (12.92%), and Prentiss County (12.53%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Irish ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Mississippi.
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Related Topics: Mississippi ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tishomingo County | 14.56 |
| 2 | Alcorn County | 12.92 |
| 3 | Prentiss County | 12.53 |
| 4 | Perry County | 12.44 |
| 5 | Webster County | 12.27 |
| 6 | Hancock County | 12.16 |
| 7 | Lamar County | 11.47 |
| 8 | Stone County | 10.96 |
| 9 | Yalobusha County | 10.69 |
| 10 | George County | 10.51 |
| 10 | Union County | 10.51 |
| 11 | Pearl River County | 10.50 |
| 12 | Pontotoc County | 10.48 |
| 13 | Benton County | 10.06 |
| 14 | Amite County | 9.87 |
| 15 | Rankin County | 9.23 |
| 16 | Tippah County | 8.90 |
| 17 | Harrison County | 8.86 |
| 18 | Forrest County | 8.82 |
| 19 | Greene County | 8.70 |
| 20 | Lee County | 8.32 |
| 21 | Itawamba County | 8.03 |
| 22 | Lafayette County | 7.97 |
| 23 | Choctaw County | 7.93 |
| 24 | Oktibbeha County | 7.83 |
| 25 | DeSoto County | 7.79 |
| 25 | Jackson County | 7.79 |
| 26 | Tate County | 7.78 |
| 27 | Quitman County | 7.63 |
| 28 | Attala County | 7.58 |
| 28 | Clarke County | 7.58 |
| 29 | Wayne County | 7.10 |
| 30 | Madison County | 7.01 |
| 31 | Grenada County | 6.98 |
| 32 | Monroe County | 6.94 |
| 33 | Winston County | 6.85 |
| 34 | Jones County | 6.19 |
| 35 | Newton County | 6.15 |
| 36 | Smith County | 6.06 |
| 37 | Marion County | 5.97 |
| 38 | Walthall County | 5.93 |
| 39 | Lauderdale County | 5.87 |
| 40 | Franklin County | 5.79 |
| 41 | Lawrence County | 5.38 |
| 42 | Lowndes County | 5.37 |
| 43 | Lincoln County | 5.30 |
| 44 | Neshoba County | 5.23 |
| 45 | Scott County | 5.12 |
| 46 | Calhoun County | 5.11 |
| 47 | Pike County | 4.98 |
| 48 | Warren County | 4.91 |
| 49 | Copiah County | 4.79 |
| 50 | Marshall County | 4.75 |
| 51 | Adams County | 4.74 |
| 52 | Jefferson Davis County | 4.68 |
| 53 | Panola County | 4.65 |
| 54 | Leake County | 4.54 |
| 55 | Noxubee County | 4.36 |
| 56 | Montgomery County | 4.26 |
| 57 | Clay County | 4.12 |
| 58 | Yazoo County | 4.02 |
| 59 | Simpson County | 3.94 |
| 60 | Wilkinson County | 3.72 |
| 61 | Jefferson County | 3.68 |
| 62 | Bolivar County | 3.57 |
| 63 | Coahoma County | 3.45 |
| 64 | Sharkey County | 3.44 |
| 65 | Chickasaw County | 3.42 |
| 66 | Covington County | 3.39 |
| 67 | Humphreys County | 3.32 |
| 68 | Hinds County | 3.26 |
| 69 | Sunflower County | 3.20 |
| 70 | Tallahatchie County | 3.18 |
| 71 | Kemper County | 2.79 |
| 72 | Washington County | 2.78 |
| 73 | Jasper County | 2.75 |
| 74 | Carroll County | 2.73 |
| 75 | Tunica County | 2.50 |
| 76 | Issaquena County | 2.07 |
| 77 | Leflore County | 1.39 |
| 78 | Claiborne County | 1.38 |
| 79 | Holmes County | 0.85 |