Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.00K people in Mississippi with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry (0.10% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Lowndes County had the highest percentage of its population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry (0.44%), followed by Harrison County (0.43%), and Choctaw County (0.41%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having West Indian (except Hispanic groups) 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 West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021
Lowndes County
Harrison County
Choctaw County
Bolivar County
Covington County
Clay County
Lafayette County
Marion County
Lamar County
Yazoo County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lowndes County 0.44
2 Harrison County 0.43
3 Choctaw County 0.41
4 Bolivar County 0.33
5 Covington County 0.32
6 Clay County 0.29
6 Lafayette County 0.29
6 Marion County 0.29
7 Lamar County 0.25
8 Yazoo County 0.22
9 Pearl River County 0.20
10 Lee County 0.19
11 Lauderdale County 0.13
11 Simpson County 0.13
12 Adams County 0.12
12 Clarke County 0.12
13 Amite County 0.11
14 Jefferson Davis County 0.10
15 Hinds County 0.09
16 Kemper County 0.08
17 Attala County 0.07
17 Coahoma County 0.07
17 Jackson County 0.07
18 Forrest County 0.06
18 Warren County 0.06
19 Madison County 0.05
19 Pike County 0.05
19 Rankin County 0.05
20 DeSoto County 0.03
20 Hancock County 0.03
20 Newton County 0.03
21 Greene County 0.02
22 Jones County 0.01
22 Washington County 0.01
23 Union County 0.004