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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.

Highest Black population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000
01Claiborne County, MSMS8,05885.9%+2.3 pts
02Jefferson County, MSMS6,82582.9%−3.1 pts
03Holmes County, MSMS15,46581.0%+3.0 pts
04Tunica County, MSMS8,81979.9%+10.3 pts
05Humphreys County, MSMS7,00178.2%+7.2 pts
06Sharkey County, MSMS3,09775.7%+6.9 pts
07Coahoma County, MSMS19,84974.4%+5.5 pts
08Leflore County, MSMS25,68674.3%+7.1 pts
09Noxubee County, MSMS9,79873.6%+4.7 pts
10Quitman County, MSMS5,36473.5%+5.1 pts
11Sunflower County, MSMS22,89372.7%+3.2 pts
12Hinds County, MSMS211,88871.7%+10.8 pts
13Washington County, MSMS40,44671.4%+7.1 pts
14Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58267.2%−0.9 pts
15Bolivar County, MSMS28,26263.2%−1.6 pts
16Issaquena County, MSMS1,26362.2%−0.5 pts
17Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87760.8%+1.8 pts
18Clay County, MSMS18,23860.2%+4.0 pts
19Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94159.5%+2.5 pts
20Kemper County, MSMS8,60059.4%+1.8 pts
21Yazoo County, MSMS22,94757.1%+3.6 pts
22Adams County, MSMS30,06156.0%+3.6 pts
23Pike County, MSMS38,71253.6%+6.2 pts
24Jasper County, MSMS15,78552.0%−0.7 pts
25Copiah County, MSMS27,49750.5%−0.1 pts
26Warren County, MSMS41,75948.6%+5.6 pts
27Panola County, MSMS32,69148.2%+0.2 pts
28Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73047.7%+6.8 pts
29Winston County, MSMS17,47347.1%+4.0 pts
30Grenada County, MSMS20,86844.7%+4.0 pts
31Montgomery County, MSMS9,35444.6%−0.0 pts
32Attala County, MSMS17,10044.2%+4.4 pts
33Lowndes County, MSMS57,34643.6%+2.2 pts
34Marshall County, MSMS34,65442.8%−7.2 pts
35Walthall County, MSMS13,92841.9%−1.6 pts
36Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31740.8%+2.8 pts
37Amite County, MSMS12,48740.1%−2.3 pts
38Leake County, MSMS21,66238.9%+1.7 pts
39Wayne County, MSMS19,80737.9%+0.1 pts
40Madison County, MSMS116,29837.1%−0.3 pts
41Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37537.0%−1.4 pts
42Simpson County, MSMS25,49835.6%+1.4 pts
43Forrest County, MSMS79,03435.5%+2.1 pts
44Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89635.4%−1.9 pts
45Franklin County, MSMS7,49135.0%−1.0 pts
46Covington County, MSMS17,89834.8%−0.6 pts
47Benton County, MSMS7,50234.5%−1.9 pts
48Carroll County, MSMS9,22634.4%−2.0 pts
49Scott County, MSMS28,07333.8%−4.7 pts
50DeSoto County, MSMS197,91832.6%+21.3 pts
51Lawrence County, MSMS11,81931.7%−0.2 pts
52Newton County, MSMS20,96031.6%+1.3 pts
53Marion County, MSMS24,00131.2%−0.4 pts
54Clarke County, MSMS15,10231.2%−3.4 pts
55Lincoln County, MSMS35,01230.0%+0.4 pts
56Lee County, MSMS83,73129.9%+5.5 pts
57Monroe County, MSMS33,31829.7%−0.9 pts
58Tate County, MSMS28,72529.2%−1.7 pts
59Jones County, MSMS66,49628.2%+2.0 pts
60Choctaw County, MSMS8,04827.8%−2.8 pts
61Calhoun County, MSMS12,64326.4%−2.2 pts
62Greene County, MSMS13,70723.8%−2.3 pts
63Harrison County, MSMS217,13623.3%+2.4 pts
64Smith County, MSMS13,99123.0%+0.0 pts
65Lafayette County, MSMS59,59722.6%−2.3 pts
66Lamar County, MSMS67,40321.7%+8.9 pts
67Neshoba County, MSMS28,73221.2%+2.0 pts
68Rankin County, MSMS162,18120.9%+3.9 pts
69Jackson County, MSMS147,66618.9%−1.9 pts
70Webster County, MSMS10,16718.7%−2.1 pts
71Stone County, MSMS19,65417.1%−1.9 pts
72Perry County, MSMS11,57715.4%−7.0 pts
73Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09614.7%+0.8 pts
74Tippah County, MSMS21,38914.0%−1.9 pts
75Union County, MSMS28,45913.6%−1.3 pts
76Prentiss County, MSMS25,28412.8%−0.0 pts
77Pearl River County, MSMS59,36312.0%−0.1 pts
78Alcorn County, MSMS34,56910.2%−0.9 pts
79George County, MSMS26,3317.2%−1.6 pts
80Hancock County, MSMS46,8737.1%+0.3 pts
81Itawamba County, MSMS24,1525.2%−1.2 pts
82Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6391.2%−1.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES