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Highest Black population share, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2020 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
01Claiborne County, MSMS8,05887.1%+3.5 pts
02Jefferson County, MSMS6,82584.5%−1.4 pts
03Holmes County, MSMS15,46583.5%+5.5 pts
04Humphreys County, MSMS7,00178.0%+7.0 pts
05Tunica County, MSMS8,81976.8%+7.3 pts
06Coahoma County, MSMS19,84975.8%+6.9 pts
07Quitman County, MSMS5,36473.6%+5.2 pts
08Leflore County, MSMS25,68673.4%+6.2 pts
09Washington County, MSMS40,44671.1%+6.8 pts
10Sharkey County, MSMS3,09770.3%+1.5 pts
11Noxubee County, MSMS9,79869.9%+1.1 pts
12Sunflower County, MSMS22,89369.6%+0.1 pts
13Hinds County, MSMS211,88869.1%+8.3 pts
14Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58267.1%−0.9 pts
15Bolivar County, MSMS28,26262.1%−2.7 pts
16Kemper County, MSMS8,60061.0%+3.4 pts
17Yazoo County, MSMS22,94759.1%+5.6 pts
18Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94158.5%+1.5 pts
19Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87758.1%−0.8 pts
20Clay County, MSMS18,23857.9%+1.8 pts
21Adams County, MSMS30,06156.6%+4.1 pts
22Issaquena County, MSMS1,26355.9%−6.8 pts
23Pike County, MSMS38,71253.2%+5.9 pts
24Jasper County, MSMS15,78550.9%−1.8 pts
25Copiah County, MSMS27,49750.3%−0.4 pts
26Panola County, MSMS32,69148.3%+0.2 pts
27Warren County, MSMS41,75947.6%+4.6 pts
28Winston County, MSMS17,47345.6%+2.5 pts
29Montgomery County, MSMS9,35444.4%−0.2 pts
30Marshall County, MSMS34,65444.1%−5.9 pts
31Lowndes County, MSMS57,34644.0%+2.6 pts
32Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31743.8%+5.8 pts
33Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73043.3%+2.3 pts
34Grenada County, MSMS20,86843.2%+2.5 pts
35Attala County, MSMS17,10042.7%+2.9 pts
36Walthall County, MSMS13,92841.1%−2.4 pts
37Wayne County, MSMS19,80739.0%+1.2 pts
38Leake County, MSMS21,66238.5%+1.3 pts
39Amite County, MSMS12,48738.0%−4.3 pts
40Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37537.0%−1.4 pts
41Forrest County, MSMS79,03436.0%+2.7 pts
42Scott County, MSMS28,07335.5%−3.1 pts
43Madison County, MSMS116,29835.3%−2.1 pts
44Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89635.2%−2.1 pts
45Covington County, MSMS17,89834.8%−0.5 pts
46Benton County, MSMS7,50234.7%−1.7 pts
47Simpson County, MSMS25,49833.9%−0.2 pts
48Franklin County, MSMS7,49133.4%−2.7 pts
49Clarke County, MSMS15,10232.7%−2.0 pts
50Marion County, MSMS24,00131.0%−0.6 pts
51Lawrence County, MSMS11,81930.7%−1.2 pts
52Carroll County, MSMS9,22630.3%−6.2 pts
53Newton County, MSMS20,96030.3%−0.0 pts
54DeSoto County, MSMS197,91830.2%+18.9 pts
55Monroe County, MSMS33,31830.2%−0.5 pts
56Lincoln County, MSMS35,01230.0%+0.5 pts
57Tate County, MSMS28,72529.3%−1.6 pts
58Lee County, MSMS83,73129.0%+4.5 pts
59Jones County, MSMS66,49628.5%+2.2 pts
60Choctaw County, MSMS8,04828.3%−2.3 pts
61Calhoun County, MSMS12,64326.0%−2.6 pts
62Harrison County, MSMS217,13624.5%+3.6 pts
63Greene County, MSMS13,70723.2%−2.8 pts
64Lamar County, MSMS67,40322.3%+9.4 pts
65Neshoba County, MSMS28,73221.9%+2.7 pts
66Smith County, MSMS13,99121.9%−1.1 pts
67Jackson County, MSMS147,66620.7%−0.0 pts
68Rankin County, MSMS162,18120.7%+3.6 pts
69Lafayette County, MSMS59,59720.2%−4.7 pts
70Perry County, MSMS11,57718.2%−4.1 pts
71Webster County, MSMS10,16718.0%−2.8 pts
72Stone County, MSMS19,65417.7%−1.4 pts
73Tippah County, MSMS21,38915.8%−0.1 pts
74Union County, MSMS28,45914.2%−0.7 pts
75Prentiss County, MSMS25,28414.2%+1.3 pts
76Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09613.5%−0.4 pts
77Alcorn County, MSMS34,56912.4%+1.4 pts
78Pearl River County, MSMS59,36311.9%−0.2 pts
79Hancock County, MSMS46,8738.5%+1.7 pts
80George County, MSMS26,3317.3%−1.5 pts
81Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.8%+0.4 pts
82Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.3%−0.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS