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Highest Black population share, Mississippi counties · 2000

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2000 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 1990
01Jefferson County, MSMS6,82586.0%−0.2 pts
02Claiborne County, MSMS8,05883.6%+1.4 pts
03Holmes County, MSMS15,46578.0%+2.1 pts
04Humphreys County, MSMS7,00171.0%+2.9 pts
05Tunica County, MSMS8,81969.5%−5.9 pts
06Sunflower County, MSMS22,89369.5%+5.3 pts
07Coahoma County, MSMS19,84968.9%+4.1 pts
08Noxubee County, MSMS9,79868.8%+0.9 pts
09Sharkey County, MSMS3,09768.8%+2.4 pts
10Quitman County, MSMS5,36468.4%+9.9 pts
11Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58268.0%+0.4 pts
12Leflore County, MSMS25,68667.3%+6.5 pts
13Bolivar County, MSMS28,26264.8%+1.7 pts
14Washington County, MSMS40,44664.3%+6.5 pts
15Issaquena County, MSMS1,26362.7%+6.3 pts
16Hinds County, MSMS211,88860.9%+9.9 pts
17Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87758.9%+0.6 pts
18Kemper County, MSMS8,60057.7%+2.3 pts
19Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94157.0%+2.1 pts
20Clay County, MSMS18,23856.1%+2.7 pts
21Yazoo County, MSMS22,94753.6%+0.9 pts
22Jasper County, MSMS15,78552.7%+1.9 pts
23Adams County, MSMS30,06152.5%+3.9 pts
24Copiah County, MSMS27,49750.7%+0.2 pts
25Marshall County, MSMS34,65450.0%−0.6 pts
26Panola County, MSMS32,69148.1%−0.4 pts
27Pike County, MSMS38,71247.3%+1.7 pts
28Montgomery County, MSMS9,35444.6%+0.6 pts
29Walthall County, MSMS13,92843.5%+1.2 pts
30Winston County, MSMS17,47343.1%+1.3 pts
31Warren County, MSMS41,75943.0%+4.1 pts
32Amite County, MSMS12,48742.3%−3.0 pts
33Lowndes County, MSMS57,34641.4%+4.2 pts
34Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73041.0%+2.4 pts
35Grenada County, MSMS20,86840.8%−0.5 pts
36Attala County, MSMS17,10039.8%+0.1 pts
37Scott County, MSMS28,07338.5%+0.4 pts
38Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37538.4%+0.7 pts
39Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31738.0%+3.2 pts
40Wayne County, MSMS19,80737.8%+2.2 pts
41Madison County, MSMS116,29837.4%−6.8 pts
42Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89637.3%+2.9 pts
43Leake County, MSMS21,66237.2%+1.5 pts
44Carroll County, MSMS9,22636.5%−3.1 pts
45Benton County, MSMS7,50236.4%−3.1 pts
46Franklin County, MSMS7,49136.1%−0.7 pts
47Covington County, MSMS17,89835.3%+0.2 pts
48Clarke County, MSMS15,10234.6%+0.1 pts
49Simpson County, MSMS25,49834.1%+1.9 pts
50Forrest County, MSMS79,03433.4%+2.6 pts
51Lawrence County, MSMS11,81931.9%−1.3 pts
52Marion County, MSMS24,00131.7%+1.5 pts
53Tate County, MSMS28,72530.9%−3.7 pts
54Monroe County, MSMS33,31830.7%+0.4 pts
55Choctaw County, MSMS8,04830.5%+0.4 pts
56Newton County, MSMS20,96030.3%+1.5 pts
57Lincoln County, MSMS35,01229.6%−0.3 pts
58Calhoun County, MSMS12,64328.6%+1.7 pts
59Jones County, MSMS66,49626.2%+1.2 pts
60Greene County, MSMS13,70726.1%+4.6 pts
61Lafayette County, MSMS59,59724.9%−0.2 pts
62Lee County, MSMS83,73124.4%+3.1 pts
63Smith County, MSMS13,99123.0%+1.1 pts
64Perry County, MSMS11,57722.4%−0.2 pts
65Harrison County, MSMS217,13620.9%+1.3 pts
66Jackson County, MSMS147,66620.8%+0.3 pts
67Webster County, MSMS10,16720.7%−1.3 pts
68Neshoba County, MSMS28,73219.2%+0.6 pts
69Stone County, MSMS19,65419.0%−2.8 pts
70Rankin County, MSMS162,18117.1%+0.4 pts
71Tippah County, MSMS21,38915.9%−0.7 pts
72Union County, MSMS28,45914.9%+0.4 pts
73Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09613.9%−0.7 pts
74Lamar County, MSMS67,40312.9%+0.9 pts
75Prentiss County, MSMS25,28412.9%+1.1 pts
76Pearl River County, MSMS59,36312.1%−2.1 pts
77DeSoto County, MSMS197,91811.3%−1.4 pts
78Alcorn County, MSMS34,56911.0%−0.4 pts
79George County, MSMS26,3318.8%−0.6 pts
80Hancock County, MSMS46,8736.8%−2.4 pts
81Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.4%−0.4 pts
82Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393.1%−0.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS