Mississippi White Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 1,658,893 people in Mississippi who identified their race as White Alone, which is 56.02% of the total population of Mississippi. Harrison County had the highest number of people who identify as White Alone (128,098), followed by Rankin County (112,872), and DeSoto County (110,064). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as White Alone were: Issaquena County (530), Jefferson County (894), and Sharkey County (970).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Tishomingo County had the highest percentage, with 92.04% of its population identifying their race as White Alone, followed by Itawamba County (88.91%), and George County (86.70%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in Mississippi.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as White Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

Mississippi White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
Mississippi White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Adams County 10994 37.22
Alcorn County 27992 80.58
Amite County 7463 58.67
Attala County 9440 52.77
Benton County 4582 59.93
Bolivar County 10111 32.63
Calhoun County 8776 66.15
Carroll County 6543 65.44
Chickasaw County 8664 50.65
Choctaw County 5593 67.83
Claiborne County 974 10.66
Clarke County 9988 63.96
Clay County 7212 38.70
Coahoma County 4312 20.16
Copiah County 12305 43.38
Covington County 11118 60.62
DeSoto County 110064 59.39
Forrest County 43597 55.78
Franklin County 4921 64.12
George County 21112 86.70
Greene County 9848 72.79
Grenada County 11339 52.43
Hancock County 37847 82.18
Harrison County 128098 61.40
Hinds County 58644 25.75
Holmes County 2378 13.99
Humphreys County 1438 18.47
Issaquena County 530 39.61
Itawamba County 21217 88.91
Jackson County 94709 66.11
Jasper County 7561 46.20
Jefferson County 894 12.31
Jefferson Davis County 4357 38.49
Jones County 42076 62.57
Kemper County 2820 31.38
Lafayette County 39274 70.37
Lamar County 44456 69.22
Lauderdale County 36919 50.59
Lawrence County 7847 65.31
Leake County 10145 47.69
Lee County 53394 64.07
Leflore County 6022 21.25
Lincoln County 23091 66.15
Lowndes County 29775 50.57
Madison County 60827 55.73
Marion County 15820 64.73
Marshall County 16500 48.89
Monroe County 22629 66.21
Montgomery County 5114 52.07
Neshoba County 16523 56.81
Newton County 12857 60.39
Noxubee County 2661 25.87
Oktibbeha County 29606 57.17
Panola County 15765 47.47
Pearl River County 44833 79.85
Perry County 8942 77.68
Pike County 16889 41.88
Pontotoc County 24126 77.37
Prentiss County 20303 81.19
Quitman County 1490 24.13
Rankin County 112872 71.88
Scott County 13451 48.06
Sharkey County 970 25.53
Simpson County 15986 61.61
Smith County 10613 74.69
Stone County 13933 76.00
Sunflower County 6894 26.55
Tallahatchie County 5029 39.55
Tate County 18168 64.74
Tippah County 16806 77.04
Tishomingo County 17349 92.04
Tunica County 1869 19.11
Union County 21752 78.31
Walthall County 7593 54.69
Warren County 21126 47.24
Washington County 11264 25.08
Wayne County 11352 57.39
Webster County 7726 77.84
Wilkinson County 2531 29.48
Winston County 8894 50.21
Yalobusha County 7381 59.14
Yazoo County 10009 37.43