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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.96K people in Mississippi with Welsh ancestry (0.30% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Forrest County had the highest percentage of its population with Welsh ancestry (0.82%), followed by Tate County (0.65%), and Bolivar County (0.63%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Forrest County
Tate County
Bolivar County
Rankin County
Marion County
Hancock County
Neshoba County
Union County
Lauderdale County
Madison County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Forrest County 0.82
2 Tate County 0.65
3 Bolivar County 0.63
4 Rankin County 0.55
5 Marion County 0.53
6 Hancock County 0.50
6 Neshoba County 0.50
6 Union County 0.50
7 Lauderdale County 0.48
7 Madison County 0.48
8 George County 0.45
9 Amite County 0.43
9 Jackson County 0.43
9 Webster County 0.43
10 DeSoto County 0.42
10 Itawamba County 0.42
11 Monroe County 0.41
12 Leake County 0.40
12 Quitman County 0.40
13 Smith County 0.39
14 Harrison County 0.38
15 Choctaw County 0.33
15 Lee County 0.33
16 Lafayette County 0.32
17 Tippah County 0.30
18 Pearl River County 0.29
19 Carroll County 0.28
20 Tishomingo County 0.27
20 Tunica County 0.27
21 Adams County 0.26
22 Covington County 0.24
22 Perry County 0.24
22 Warren County 0.24
23 Pike County 0.22
24 Jasper County 0.21
25 Hinds County 0.20
25 Lamar County 0.20
25 Lawrence County 0.20
25 Prentiss County 0.20
25 Scott County 0.20
26 Oktibbeha County 0.18
27 Jones County 0.17
27 Simpson County 0.17
27 Wayne County 0.17
27 Yazoo County 0.17
28 Chickasaw County 0.16
28 Pontotoc County 0.16
29 Alcorn County 0.14
29 Benton County 0.14
29 Winston County 0.14
30 Yalobusha County 0.12
31 Washington County 0.11
32 Coahoma County 0.10
32 Copiah County 0.10
32 Humphreys County 0.10
32 Leflore County 0.10
32 Stone County 0.10
33 Marshall County 0.09
34 Calhoun County 0.08
34 Franklin County 0.08
34 Lowndes County 0.08
34 Panola County 0.08
35 Clay County 0.07
35 Grenada County 0.07
35 Newton County 0.07
35 Tallahatchie County 0.07
36 Greene County 0.06
37 Jefferson Davis County 0.05
37 Lincoln County 0.05
38 Kemper County 0.03
39 Attala County 0.02
39 Sunflower County 0.02
39 Walthall County 0.02