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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.

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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, MSMS6,82586.1%–

02Claiborne County, MSMS8,05882.2%–

03Holmes County, MSMS15,46575.8%–

04Tunica County, MSMS8,81975.4%–

05Humphreys County, MSMS7,00168.1%–

06Noxubee County, MSMS9,79867.9%–

07Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58267.7%–

08Sharkey County, MSMS3,09766.4%–

09Coahoma County, MSMS19,84964.8%–

10Sunflower County, MSMS22,89364.1%–

11Bolivar County, MSMS28,26263.1%–

12Leflore County, MSMS25,68660.7%–

13Quitman County, MSMS5,36458.5%–

14Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87758.4%–

15Washington County, MSMS40,44657.8%–

16Issaquena County, MSMS1,26356.4%–

17Kemper County, MSMS8,60055.4%–

18Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94154.9%–

19Clay County, MSMS18,23853.4%–

20Yazoo County, MSMS22,94752.7%–

21Hinds County, MSMS211,88850.9%–

22Jasper County, MSMS15,78550.8%–

23Marshall County, MSMS34,65450.6%–

24Copiah County, MSMS27,49750.5%–

25Adams County, MSMS30,06148.6%–

26Panola County, MSMS32,69148.5%–

27Pike County, MSMS38,71245.6%–

28Amite County, MSMS12,48745.4%–

29Madison County, MSMS116,29844.2%–

30Montgomery County, MSMS9,35444.0%–

31Walthall County, MSMS13,92842.3%–

32Winston County, MSMS17,47341.8%–

33Grenada County, MSMS20,86841.3%–

34Attala County, MSMS17,10039.7%–

35Carroll County, MSMS9,22639.6%–

36Benton County, MSMS7,50239.5%–

37Warren County, MSMS41,75938.9%–

38Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73038.6%–

39Scott County, MSMS28,07338.1%–

40Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37537.7%–

41Lowndes County, MSMS57,34637.2%–

42Franklin County, MSMS7,49136.8%–

43Leake County, MSMS21,66235.7%–

44Wayne County, MSMS19,80735.6%–

45Covington County, MSMS17,89835.1%–

46Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31734.8%–

47Tate County, MSMS28,72534.6%–

48Clarke County, MSMS15,10234.5%–

49Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89634.4%–

50Lawrence County, MSMS11,81933.2%–

51Simpson County, MSMS25,49832.3%–

52Forrest County, MSMS79,03430.7%–

53Monroe County, MSMS33,31830.3%–

54Marion County, MSMS24,00130.2%–

55Choctaw County, MSMS8,04830.1%–

56Lincoln County, MSMS35,01229.9%–

57Newton County, MSMS20,96028.8%–

58Calhoun County, MSMS12,64326.9%–

59Lafayette County, MSMS59,59725.1%–

60Jones County, MSMS66,49625.0%–

61Perry County, MSMS11,57722.6%–

62Webster County, MSMS10,16722.1%–

63Smith County, MSMS13,99121.9%–

64Stone County, MSMS19,65421.9%–

65Greene County, MSMS13,70721.5%–

66Lee County, MSMS83,73121.4%–

67Jackson County, MSMS147,66620.5%–

68Harrison County, MSMS217,13619.6%–

69Neshoba County, MSMS28,73218.7%–

70Rankin County, MSMS162,18116.7%–

71Tippah County, MSMS21,38916.6%–

72Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09614.6%–

73Union County, MSMS28,45914.6%–

74Pearl River County, MSMS59,36314.2%–

75DeSoto County, MSMS197,91812.8%–

76Lamar County, MSMS67,40311.9%–

77Prentiss County, MSMS25,28411.8%–

78Alcorn County, MSMS34,56911.5%–

79George County, MSMS26,3319.4%–

80Hancock County, MSMS46,8739.2%–

81Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.8%–

82Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS