Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 49.58K people in Mississippi with Italian ancestry (1.67% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Pearl River County had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (6.78%), followed by Hancock County (6.62%), and Harrison County (3.91%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearl River County | 6.78 |
| 2 | Hancock County | 6.62 |
| 3 | Harrison County | 3.91 |
| 4 | Bolivar County | 3.01 |
| 5 | Oktibbeha County | 2.62 |
| 6 | Madison County | 2.53 |
| 7 | Panola County | 2.39 |
| 7 | Stone County | 2.39 |
| 8 | Coahoma County | 2.28 |
| 9 | Amite County | 2.27 |
| 9 | George County | 2.27 |
| 10 | Grenada County | 2.17 |
| 10 | Lafayette County | 2.17 |
| 11 | DeSoto County | 2.14 |
| 12 | Tippah County | 1.88 |
| 13 | Jackson County | 1.84 |
| 14 | Rankin County | 1.82 |
| 15 | Benton County | 1.78 |
| 16 | Newton County | 1.76 |
| 17 | Lamar County | 1.64 |
| 18 | Marshall County | 1.53 |
| 19 | Walthall County | 1.52 |
| 19 | Webster County | 1.52 |
| 20 | Greene County | 1.44 |
| 20 | Monroe County | 1.44 |
| 21 | Warren County | 1.41 |
| 22 | Pike County | 1.40 |
| 23 | Carroll County | 1.36 |
| 23 | Pontotoc County | 1.36 |
| 24 | Forrest County | 1.31 |
| 25 | Choctaw County | 1.23 |
| 25 | Tate County | 1.23 |
| 26 | Lincoln County | 1.21 |
| 27 | Itawamba County | 1.19 |
| 27 | Simpson County | 1.19 |
| 28 | Lee County | 1.15 |
| 29 | Washington County | 1.12 |
| 30 | Lauderdale County | 1.10 |
| 31 | Alcorn County | 1.01 |
| 32 | Sharkey County | 0.94 |
| 32 | Tishomingo County | 0.94 |
| 33 | Lowndes County | 0.93 |
| 34 | Jefferson Davis County | 0.87 |
| 35 | Sunflower County | 0.86 |
| 36 | Jones County | 0.85 |
| 37 | Kemper County | 0.83 |
| 38 | Adams County | 0.82 |
| 39 | Humphreys County | 0.77 |
| 40 | Neshoba County | 0.73 |
| 40 | Perry County | 0.73 |
| 41 | Clay County | 0.68 |
| 41 | Prentiss County | 0.68 |
| 42 | Yalobusha County | 0.61 |
| 43 | Copiah County | 0.58 |
| 44 | Franklin County | 0.57 |
| 44 | Wilkinson County | 0.57 |
| 45 | Hinds County | 0.55 |
| 46 | Clarke County | 0.53 |
| 47 | Leflore County | 0.49 |
| 48 | Jasper County | 0.48 |
| 49 | Marion County | 0.45 |
| 50 | Attala County | 0.43 |
| 50 | Chickasaw County | 0.43 |
| 51 | Leake County | 0.42 |
| 52 | Covington County | 0.36 |
| 52 | Scott County | 0.36 |
| 53 | Yazoo County | 0.34 |
| 54 | Holmes County | 0.31 |
| 54 | Lawrence County | 0.31 |
| 54 | Wayne County | 0.31 |
| 55 | Winston County | 0.28 |
| 56 | Union County | 0.27 |
| 57 | Tallahatchie County | 0.18 |
| 57 | Tunica County | 0.18 |
| 58 | Noxubee County | 0.14 |
| 58 | Smith County | 0.14 |
| 59 | Claiborne County | 0.13 |
| 60 | Quitman County | 0.10 |
| 61 | Calhoun County | 0.09 |
| 61 | Montgomery County | 0.09 |