Mississippi White Alone Population By County in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the White Alone population in Mississippi was 1,771,011 and represented 59.22% of the total Mississippi population (2,990,674).

Among Mississippi counties, Harrison County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (140,021), followed by DeSoto County (123,266), and Rankin County (116,717). Issaquena County had the lowest (481).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's White Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Mississippi White Alone Population By County in 2017
Mississippi White Alone Population By County in 2017
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Adams 14224 44.94
Alcorn 31855 85.6
Amite 7250 58.23
Attala 10227 55.35
Benton 5222 63.17
Bolivar 10750 33.89
Calhoun 10137 69.88
Carroll 6632 65.66
Chickasaw 9112 53.29
Choctaw 5650 68.55
Claiborne 1084 12
Clarke 10161 64.32
Clay 7804 39.75
Coahoma 5022 21.61
Copiah 13197 46.25
Covington 11793 62.02
DeSoto 123266 68.76
Forrest 44388 59.03
Franklin 4965 63.97
George 21533 89.96
Greene 9932 73.43
Grenada 11665 55.41
Hancock 41421 88.09
Harrison 140021 68.27
Hinds 61438 25.6
Holmes 2862 16.04
Humphreys 1874 22.51
Issaquena 481 35.92
Itawamba 21486 91.4
Jackson 104296 73.27
Jasper 7527 45.43
Jefferson 952 13.17
Jefferson Davis 4359 38.63
Jones 46784 68.38
Kemper 3476 34.45
Lafayette 39393 72.52
Lamar 47240 76.63
Lauderdale 41380 54.15
Lawrence 8357 66.15
Leake 11307 49.54
Lee 57460 67.5
Leflore 6889 23.5
Lincoln 23399 68.11
Lowndes 31534 53.29
Madison 60501 57.82
Marion 16659 66.31
Marshall 18024 50.6
Monroe 24347 67.89
Montgomery 5364 52.91
Neshoba 17535 59.55
Newton 13301 62.15
Noxubee 2860 26.69
Oktibbeha 28843 57.95
Panola 16466 48.27
Pearl River 46900 84.77
Perry 9470 78.71
Pike 17565 44.43
Pontotoc 26137 82.25
Prentiss 21191 84.01
Quitman 1931 26.79
Rankin 116717 76.33
Scott 16578 58.27
Sharkey 1209 27.36
Simpson 16924 62.88
Smith 12080 75.19
Stone 14426 77.53
Sunflower 6411 24.52
Tallahatchie 5764 40.72
Tate 19087 66.75
Tippah 17771 80.91
Tishomingo 18731 95.96
Tunica 2077 20.79
Union 23350 81.99
Walthall 7838 54
Warren 22650 48.48
Washington 11994 25.94
Wayne 11930 58.34
Webster 7742 79.46
Wilkinson 2521 28.47
Winston 9232 50.64
Yalobusha 7380 59.28
Yazoo 11700 40.75