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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.

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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 1990

01Jefferson County, MSMS6,82586.0%−0%

02Claiborne County, MSMS8,05883.6%+2%

03Holmes County, MSMS15,46578.0%+3%

04Humphreys County, MSMS7,00171.0%+4%

05Tunica County, MSMS8,81969.5%−8%

06Sunflower County, MSMS22,89369.5%+8%

07Coahoma County, MSMS19,84968.9%+6%

08Noxubee County, MSMS9,79868.8%+1%

09Sharkey County, MSMS3,09768.8%+4%

10Quitman County, MSMS5,36468.4%+17%

11Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58268.0%+1%

12Leflore County, MSMS25,68667.3%+11%

13Bolivar County, MSMS28,26264.8%+3%

14Washington County, MSMS40,44664.3%+11%

15Issaquena County, MSMS1,26362.7%+11%

16Hinds County, MSMS211,88860.9%+20%

17Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87758.9%+1%

18Kemper County, MSMS8,60057.7%+4%

19Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94157.0%+4%

20Clay County, MSMS18,23856.1%+5%

21Yazoo County, MSMS22,94753.6%+2%

22Jasper County, MSMS15,78552.7%+4%

23Adams County, MSMS30,06152.5%+8%

24Copiah County, MSMS27,49750.7%+0%

25Marshall County, MSMS34,65450.0%−1%

26Panola County, MSMS32,69148.1%−1%

27Pike County, MSMS38,71247.3%+4%

28Montgomery County, MSMS9,35444.6%+1%

29Walthall County, MSMS13,92843.5%+3%

30Winston County, MSMS17,47343.1%+3%

31Warren County, MSMS41,75943.0%+11%

32Amite County, MSMS12,48742.3%−7%

33Lowndes County, MSMS57,34641.4%+11%

34Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73041.0%+6%

35Grenada County, MSMS20,86840.8%−1%

36Attala County, MSMS17,10039.8%+0%

37Scott County, MSMS28,07338.5%+1%

38Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37538.4%+2%

39Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31738.0%+9%

40Wayne County, MSMS19,80737.8%+6%

41Madison County, MSMS116,29837.4%−15%

42Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89637.3%+8%

43Leake County, MSMS21,66237.2%+4%

44Carroll County, MSMS9,22636.5%−8%

45Benton County, MSMS7,50236.4%−8%

46Franklin County, MSMS7,49136.1%−2%

47Covington County, MSMS17,89835.3%+1%

48Clarke County, MSMS15,10234.6%+0%

49Simpson County, MSMS25,49834.1%+6%

50Forrest County, MSMS79,03433.4%+9%

51Lawrence County, MSMS11,81931.9%−4%

52Marion County, MSMS24,00131.7%+5%

53Tate County, MSMS28,72530.9%−11%

54Monroe County, MSMS33,31830.7%+1%

55Choctaw County, MSMS8,04830.5%+1%

56Newton County, MSMS20,96030.3%+5%

57Lincoln County, MSMS35,01229.6%−1%

58Calhoun County, MSMS12,64328.6%+6%

59Jones County, MSMS66,49626.2%+5%

60Greene County, MSMS13,70726.1%+21%

61Lafayette County, MSMS59,59724.9%−1%

62Lee County, MSMS83,73124.4%+14%

63Smith County, MSMS13,99123.0%+5%

64Perry County, MSMS11,57722.4%−1%

65Harrison County, MSMS217,13620.9%+7%

66Jackson County, MSMS147,66620.8%+1%

67Webster County, MSMS10,16720.7%−6%

68Neshoba County, MSMS28,73219.2%+3%

69Stone County, MSMS19,65419.0%−13%

70Rankin County, MSMS162,18117.1%+2%

71Tippah County, MSMS21,38915.9%−4%

72Union County, MSMS28,45914.9%+3%

73Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09613.9%−5%

74Lamar County, MSMS67,40312.9%+8%

75Prentiss County, MSMS25,28412.9%+9%

76Pearl River County, MSMS59,36312.1%−15%

77DeSoto County, MSMS197,91811.3%−11%

78Alcorn County, MSMS34,56911.0%−4%

79George County, MSMS26,3318.8%−6%

80Hancock County, MSMS46,8736.8%−26%

81Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.4%−6%

82Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393.1%−12%

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