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Highest Black population share, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RELATEDHighest Asian household income Highest Black household income Highest Hispanic household income Highest White (non-Hispanic) household income Largest White (non-Hispanic) population Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01Claiborne County, MSMS8,05885.9%+3%

02Jefferson County, MSMS6,82582.9%−4%

03Holmes County, MSMS15,46581.0%+4%

04Tunica County, MSMS8,81979.9%+15%

05Humphreys County, MSMS7,00178.2%+10%

06Sharkey County, MSMS3,09775.7%+10%

07Coahoma County, MSMS19,84974.4%+8%

08Leflore County, MSMS25,68674.3%+11%

09Noxubee County, MSMS9,79873.6%+7%

10Quitman County, MSMS5,36473.5%+7%

11Sunflower County, MSMS22,89372.7%+5%

12Hinds County, MSMS211,88871.7%+18%

13Washington County, MSMS40,44671.4%+11%

14Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58267.2%−1%

15Bolivar County, MSMS28,26263.2%−2%

16Issaquena County, MSMS1,26362.2%−1%

17Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87760.8%+3%

18Clay County, MSMS18,23860.2%+7%

19Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94159.5%+4%

20Kemper County, MSMS8,60059.4%+3%

21Yazoo County, MSMS22,94757.1%+7%

22Adams County, MSMS30,06156.0%+7%

23Pike County, MSMS38,71253.6%+13%

24Jasper County, MSMS15,78552.0%−1%

25Copiah County, MSMS27,49750.5%−0%

26Warren County, MSMS41,75948.6%+13%

27Panola County, MSMS32,69148.2%+0%

28Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73047.7%+16%

29Winston County, MSMS17,47347.1%+9%

30Grenada County, MSMS20,86844.7%+10%

31Montgomery County, MSMS9,35444.6%−0%

32Attala County, MSMS17,10044.2%+11%

33Lowndes County, MSMS57,34643.6%+5%

34Marshall County, MSMS34,65442.8%−14%

35Walthall County, MSMS13,92841.9%−4%

36Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31740.8%+7%

37Amite County, MSMS12,48740.1%−5%

38Leake County, MSMS21,66238.9%+5%

39Wayne County, MSMS19,80737.9%+0%

40Madison County, MSMS116,29837.1%−1%

41Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37537.0%−4%

42Simpson County, MSMS25,49835.6%+4%

43Forrest County, MSMS79,03435.5%+6%

44Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89635.4%−5%

45Franklin County, MSMS7,49135.0%−3%

46Covington County, MSMS17,89834.8%−2%

47Benton County, MSMS7,50234.5%−5%

48Carroll County, MSMS9,22634.4%−6%

49Scott County, MSMS28,07333.8%−12%

50DeSoto County, MSMS197,91832.6%+187%

51Lawrence County, MSMS11,81931.7%−1%

52Newton County, MSMS20,96031.6%+4%

53Marion County, MSMS24,00131.2%−1%

54Clarke County, MSMS15,10231.2%−10%

55Lincoln County, MSMS35,01230.0%+2%

56Lee County, MSMS83,73129.9%+22%

57Monroe County, MSMS33,31829.7%−3%

58Tate County, MSMS28,72529.2%−6%

59Jones County, MSMS66,49628.2%+8%

60Choctaw County, MSMS8,04827.8%−9%

61Calhoun County, MSMS12,64326.4%−8%

62Greene County, MSMS13,70723.8%−9%

63Harrison County, MSMS217,13623.3%+12%

64Smith County, MSMS13,99123.0%+0%

65Lafayette County, MSMS59,59722.6%−9%

66Lamar County, MSMS67,40321.7%+69%

67Neshoba County, MSMS28,73221.2%+10%

68Rankin County, MSMS162,18120.9%+23%

69Jackson County, MSMS147,66618.9%−9%

70Webster County, MSMS10,16718.7%−10%

71Stone County, MSMS19,65417.1%−10%

72Perry County, MSMS11,57715.4%−31%

73Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09614.7%+6%

74Tippah County, MSMS21,38914.0%−12%

75Union County, MSMS28,45913.6%−9%

76Prentiss County, MSMS25,28412.8%−0%

77Pearl River County, MSMS59,36312.0%−1%

78Alcorn County, MSMS34,56910.2%−8%

79George County, MSMS26,3317.2%−18%

80Hancock County, MSMS46,8737.1%+5%

81Itawamba County, MSMS24,1525.2%−19%

82Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6391.2%−63%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES