Mississippi Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2017
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, there were 95,606 hispanics or latinos (of all racial backgrounds) in Mississippi and they represented 3.20% of the total population of Mississippi in 2017.
Harrison County had the highest number of hispanics or latinos (11,195), followed by Jackson County (9,327), and DeSoto County (8,852). On the other hand, Issaquena County had the lowest number of hispanics or latinos (20), followed by Jefferson County (61), and Franklin County (84).
When it comes to the ratio of hispanic to non-hispanic population, Scott County had the highest percentage (10.92%), followed by Adams County (9.39%), and Yazoo County (7.39%).
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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's hispanic or latino population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
| County | Population | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 2972 | 9.39 |
| Alcorn | 1211 | 3.25 |
| Amite | 178 | 1.43 |
| Attala | 377 | 2.04 |
| Benton | 217 | 2.63 |
| Bolivar | 675 | 2.13 |
| Calhoun | 882 | 6.08 |
| Carroll | 174 | 1.72 |
| Chickasaw | 775 | 4.53 |
| Choctaw | 144 | 1.75 |
| Claiborne | 132 | 1.46 |
| Clarke | 175 | 1.11 |
| Clay | 285 | 1.45 |
| Coahoma | 348 | 1.5 |
| Copiah | 898 | 3.15 |
| Covington | 434 | 2.28 |
| DeSoto | 8852 | 4.94 |
| Forrest | 2132 | 2.84 |
| Franklin | 84 | 1.08 |
| George | 649 | 2.71 |
| Greene | 167 | 1.24 |
| Grenada | 291 | 1.38 |
| Hancock | 1790 | 3.81 |
| Harrison | 11195 | 5.46 |
| Hinds | 3624 | 1.51 |
| Holmes | 187 | 1.05 |
| Humphreys | 264 | 3.17 |
| Issaquena | 20 | 1.49 |
| Itawamba | 384 | 1.63 |
| Jackson | 9327 | 6.55 |
| Jasper | 204 | 1.23 |
| Jefferson | 61 | 0.84 |
| Jefferson Davis | 164 | 1.45 |
| Jones | 3085 | 4.51 |
| Kemper | 102 | 1.01 |
| Lafayette | 1387 | 2.55 |
| Lamar | 1687 | 2.74 |
| Lauderdale | 1724 | 2.26 |
| Lawrence | 255 | 2.02 |
| Leake | 1102 | 4.83 |
| Lee | 2264 | 2.66 |
| Leflore | 748 | 2.55 |
| Lincoln | 392 | 1.14 |
| Lowndes | 1215 | 2.05 |
| Madison | 3100 | 2.96 |
| Marion | 407 | 1.62 |
| Marshall | 1300 | 3.65 |
| Monroe | 455 | 1.27 |
| Montgomery | 140 | 1.38 |
| Neshoba | 655 | 2.22 |
| Newton | 410 | 1.92 |
| Noxubee | 138 | 1.29 |
| Oktibbeha | 838 | 1.68 |
| Panola | 685 | 2.01 |
| Pearl River | 1744 | 3.15 |
| Perry | 183 | 1.52 |
| Pike | 623 | 1.58 |
| Pontotoc | 2232 | 7.02 |
| Prentiss | 372 | 1.48 |
| Quitman | 113 | 1.57 |
| Rankin | 4177 | 2.73 |
| Scott | 3107 | 10.92 |
| Sharkey | 88 | 1.99 |
| Simpson | 471 | 1.75 |
| Smith | 278 | 1.73 |
| Stone | 385 | 2.07 |
| Sunflower | 480 | 1.84 |
| Tallahatchie | 961 | 6.79 |
| Tate | 729 | 2.55 |
| Tippah | 1046 | 4.76 |
| Tishomingo | 614 | 3.15 |
| Tunica | 261 | 2.61 |
| Union | 1244 | 4.37 |
| Walthall | 295 | 2.03 |
| Warren | 988 | 2.12 |
| Washington | 740 | 1.6 |
| Wayne | 330 | 1.61 |
| Webster | 140 | 1.44 |
| Wilkinson | 91 | 1.03 |
| Winston | 229 | 1.26 |
| Yalobusha | 203 | 1.63 |
| Yazoo | 2121 | 7.39 |