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Highest Black population share, Mississippi counties · 2010

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2010 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
01Jefferson County, MSMS6,82585.4%−0.5 pts
02Claiborne County, MSMS8,05884.0%+0.4 pts
03Holmes County, MSMS15,46583.0%+5.0 pts
04Coahoma County, MSMS19,84975.3%+6.4 pts
05Humphreys County, MSMS7,00174.1%+3.1 pts
06Tunica County, MSMS8,81973.2%+3.7 pts
07Sunflower County, MSMS22,89372.5%+3.1 pts
08Leflore County, MSMS25,68671.9%+4.7 pts
09Noxubee County, MSMS9,79871.5%+2.6 pts
10Washington County, MSMS40,44671.1%+6.8 pts
11Sharkey County, MSMS3,09770.7%+1.9 pts
12Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58270.6%+2.5 pts
13Quitman County, MSMS5,36469.4%+1.0 pts
14Hinds County, MSMS211,88868.8%+8.0 pts
15Issaquena County, MSMS1,26364.4%+1.7 pts
16Bolivar County, MSMS28,26264.0%−0.9 pts
17Kemper County, MSMS8,60060.0%+2.3 pts
18Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94159.8%+2.7 pts
19Clay County, MSMS18,23858.0%+1.9 pts
20Yazoo County, MSMS22,94756.6%+3.1 pts
21Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87756.1%−2.8 pts
22Adams County, MSMS30,06153.1%+0.6 pts
23Jasper County, MSMS15,78552.4%−0.3 pts
24Pike County, MSMS38,71251.3%+4.0 pts
25Copiah County, MSMS27,49750.7%−0.0 pts
26Panola County, MSMS32,69148.4%+0.3 pts
27Warren County, MSMS41,75946.8%+3.8 pts
28Marshall County, MSMS34,65446.8%−3.2 pts
29Winston County, MSMS17,47345.5%+2.4 pts
30Montgomery County, MSMS9,35445.3%+0.7 pts
31Walthall County, MSMS13,92844.3%+0.8 pts
32Lowndes County, MSMS57,34643.3%+2.0 pts
33Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31742.6%+4.6 pts
34Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73041.9%+0.9 pts
35Attala County, MSMS17,10041.8%+2.0 pts
36Grenada County, MSMS20,86841.6%+0.8 pts
37Amite County, MSMS12,48741.1%−1.2 pts
38Leake County, MSMS21,66240.4%+3.2 pts
39Wayne County, MSMS19,80738.7%+0.9 pts
40Madison County, MSMS116,29838.1%+0.7 pts
41Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37537.6%−0.7 pts
42Benton County, MSMS7,50237.2%+0.8 pts
43Scott County, MSMS28,07337.2%−1.3 pts
44Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89636.4%−0.9 pts
45Forrest County, MSMS79,03436.0%+2.6 pts
46Simpson County, MSMS25,49835.0%+0.9 pts
47Covington County, MSMS17,89834.7%−0.6 pts
48Clarke County, MSMS15,10234.4%−0.3 pts
49Franklin County, MSMS7,49134.2%−1.9 pts
50Carroll County, MSMS9,22632.5%−4.0 pts
51Marion County, MSMS24,00132.2%+0.6 pts
52Monroe County, MSMS33,31830.8%+0.1 pts
53Lawrence County, MSMS11,81930.6%−1.3 pts
54Tate County, MSMS28,72530.2%−0.7 pts
55Newton County, MSMS20,96030.1%−0.2 pts
56Choctaw County, MSMS8,04830.1%−0.5 pts
57Lincoln County, MSMS35,01229.8%+0.3 pts
58Jones County, MSMS66,49628.2%+1.9 pts
59Calhoun County, MSMS12,64327.6%−1.0 pts
60Lee County, MSMS83,73127.1%+2.7 pts
61Greene County, MSMS13,70725.9%−0.1 pts
62Lafayette County, MSMS59,59723.6%−1.3 pts
63Smith County, MSMS13,99122.8%−0.2 pts
64Harrison County, MSMS217,13621.9%+1.0 pts
65DeSoto County, MSMS197,91821.8%+10.4 pts
66Jackson County, MSMS147,66621.3%+0.5 pts
67Neshoba County, MSMS28,73220.8%+1.6 pts
68Perry County, MSMS11,57720.0%−2.4 pts
69Webster County, MSMS10,16719.9%−0.9 pts
70Lamar County, MSMS67,40319.5%+6.6 pts
71Stone County, MSMS19,65419.1%+0.1 pts
72Rankin County, MSMS162,18118.7%+1.7 pts
73Tippah County, MSMS21,38915.8%−0.1 pts
74Union County, MSMS28,45914.4%−0.5 pts
75Prentiss County, MSMS25,28413.8%+0.9 pts
76Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09613.7%−0.2 pts
77Pearl River County, MSMS59,36312.3%+0.2 pts
78Alcorn County, MSMS34,56911.4%+0.3 pts
79George County, MSMS26,3318.1%−0.7 pts
80Hancock County, MSMS46,8737.0%+0.2 pts
81Itawamba County, MSMS24,1525.9%−0.4 pts
82Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.6%−0.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS