RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Highest Black population share, Mississippi counties · 1990

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (1990 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. The median across all 82 is 37.1%.

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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 –

01Jefferson County, MSMS6,82586.0%–

02Claiborne County, MSMS8,05881.8%–

03Holmes County, MSMS15,46575.6%–

04Tunica County, MSMS8,81974.3%–

05Humphreys County, MSMS7,00168.0%–

06Noxubee County, MSMS9,79867.9%–

07Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58267.6%–

08Sharkey County, MSMS3,09766.2%–

09Coahoma County, MSMS19,84964.7%–

10Sunflower County, MSMS22,89364.0%–

11Bolivar County, MSMS28,26263.1%–

12Leflore County, MSMS25,68660.6%–

13Quitman County, MSMS5,36458.5%–

14Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87758.2%–

15Washington County, MSMS40,44657.8%–

16Issaquena County, MSMS1,26356.3%–

17Kemper County, MSMS8,60055.4%–

18Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94154.9%–

19Clay County, MSMS18,23853.3%–

20Yazoo County, MSMS22,94752.7%–

21Hinds County, MSMS211,88850.8%–

22Jasper County, MSMS15,78550.8%–

23Marshall County, MSMS34,65450.5%–

24Copiah County, MSMS27,49750.4%–

25Adams County, MSMS30,06148.6%–

26Panola County, MSMS32,69148.3%–

27Pike County, MSMS38,71245.6%–

28Amite County, MSMS12,48745.1%–

29Madison County, MSMS116,29844.1%–

30Montgomery County, MSMS9,35444.0%–

31Walthall County, MSMS13,92842.2%–

32Winston County, MSMS17,47341.8%–

33Grenada County, MSMS20,86841.3%–

34Attala County, MSMS17,10039.6%–

35Benton County, MSMS7,50239.5%–

36Carroll County, MSMS9,22639.4%–

37Warren County, MSMS41,75938.7%–

38Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73038.4%–

39Scott County, MSMS28,07338.1%–

40Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37537.7%–

41Lowndes County, MSMS57,34637.1%–

42Franklin County, MSMS7,49136.7%–

43Wayne County, MSMS19,80735.6%–

44Leake County, MSMS21,66235.5%–

45Covington County, MSMS17,89835.1%–

46Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31734.7%–

47Tate County, MSMS28,72534.6%–

48Clarke County, MSMS15,10234.5%–

49Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89634.3%–

50Lawrence County, MSMS11,81933.1%–

51Simpson County, MSMS25,49832.3%–

52Forrest County, MSMS79,03430.6%–

53Marion County, MSMS24,00130.2%–

54Monroe County, MSMS33,31830.2%–

55Choctaw County, MSMS8,04830.1%–

56Lincoln County, MSMS35,01229.8%–

57Newton County, MSMS20,96028.8%–

58Calhoun County, MSMS12,64326.9%–

59Lafayette County, MSMS59,59725.1%–

60Jones County, MSMS66,49624.9%–

61Perry County, MSMS11,57722.6%–

62Smith County, MSMS13,99121.9%–

63Stone County, MSMS19,65421.7%–

64Webster County, MSMS10,16721.7%–

65Greene County, MSMS13,70721.4%–

66Lee County, MSMS83,73121.2%–

67Jackson County, MSMS147,66620.4%–

68Harrison County, MSMS217,13619.5%–

69Neshoba County, MSMS28,73218.7%–

70Rankin County, MSMS162,18116.7%–

71Tippah County, MSMS21,38916.4%–

72Union County, MSMS28,45914.5%–

73Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09614.4%–

74Pearl River County, MSMS59,36314.2%–

75DeSoto County, MSMS197,91812.8%–

76Lamar County, MSMS67,40311.9%–

77Prentiss County, MSMS25,28411.8%–

78Alcorn County, MSMS34,56911.3%–

79George County, MSMS26,3319.2%–

80Hancock County, MSMS46,8739.2%–

81Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.7%–

82Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS