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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.

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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 2000

01Claiborne County, MSMS8,05887.1%+4%

02Jefferson County, MSMS6,82584.5%−2%

03Holmes County, MSMS15,46583.5%+7%

04Humphreys County, MSMS7,00178.0%+10%

05Tunica County, MSMS8,81976.8%+11%

06Coahoma County, MSMS19,84975.8%+10%

07Quitman County, MSMS5,36473.6%+8%

08Leflore County, MSMS25,68673.4%+9%

09Washington County, MSMS40,44671.1%+11%

10Sharkey County, MSMS3,09770.3%+2%

11Noxubee County, MSMS9,79869.9%+2%

12Sunflower County, MSMS22,89369.6%+0%

13Hinds County, MSMS211,88869.1%+14%

14Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58267.1%−1%

15Bolivar County, MSMS28,26262.1%−4%

16Kemper County, MSMS8,60061.0%+6%

17Yazoo County, MSMS22,94759.1%+10%

18Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94158.5%+3%

19Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87758.1%−1%

20Clay County, MSMS18,23857.9%+3%

21Adams County, MSMS30,06156.6%+8%

22Issaquena County, MSMS1,26355.9%−11%

23Pike County, MSMS38,71253.2%+12%

24Jasper County, MSMS15,78550.9%−3%

25Copiah County, MSMS27,49750.3%−1%

26Panola County, MSMS32,69148.3%+0%

27Warren County, MSMS41,75947.6%+11%

28Winston County, MSMS17,47345.6%+6%

29Montgomery County, MSMS9,35444.4%−0%

30Marshall County, MSMS34,65444.1%−12%

31Lowndes County, MSMS57,34644.0%+6%

32Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31743.8%+15%

33Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73043.3%+6%

34Grenada County, MSMS20,86843.2%+6%

35Attala County, MSMS17,10042.7%+7%

36Walthall County, MSMS13,92841.1%−6%

37Wayne County, MSMS19,80739.0%+3%

38Leake County, MSMS21,66238.5%+3%

39Amite County, MSMS12,48738.0%−10%

40Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37537.0%−4%

41Forrest County, MSMS79,03436.0%+8%

42Scott County, MSMS28,07335.5%−8%

43Madison County, MSMS116,29835.3%−6%

44Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89635.2%−6%

45Covington County, MSMS17,89834.8%−2%

46Benton County, MSMS7,50234.7%−5%

47Simpson County, MSMS25,49833.9%−1%

48Franklin County, MSMS7,49133.4%−7%

49Clarke County, MSMS15,10232.7%−6%

50Marion County, MSMS24,00131.0%−2%

51Lawrence County, MSMS11,81930.7%−4%

52Carroll County, MSMS9,22630.3%−17%

53Newton County, MSMS20,96030.3%−0%

54DeSoto County, MSMS197,91830.2%+166%

55Monroe County, MSMS33,31830.2%−2%

56Lincoln County, MSMS35,01230.0%+2%

57Tate County, MSMS28,72529.3%−5%

58Lee County, MSMS83,73129.0%+19%

59Jones County, MSMS66,49628.5%+9%

60Choctaw County, MSMS8,04828.3%−7%

61Calhoun County, MSMS12,64326.0%−9%

62Harrison County, MSMS217,13624.5%+17%

63Greene County, MSMS13,70723.2%−11%

64Lamar County, MSMS67,40322.3%+73%

65Neshoba County, MSMS28,73221.9%+14%

66Smith County, MSMS13,99121.9%−5%

67Jackson County, MSMS147,66620.7%−0%

68Rankin County, MSMS162,18120.7%+21%

69Lafayette County, MSMS59,59720.2%−19%

70Perry County, MSMS11,57718.2%−18%

71Webster County, MSMS10,16718.0%−13%

72Stone County, MSMS19,65417.7%−7%

73Tippah County, MSMS21,38915.8%−0%

74Union County, MSMS28,45914.2%−5%

75Prentiss County, MSMS25,28414.2%+10%

76Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09613.5%−3%

77Alcorn County, MSMS34,56912.4%+13%

78Pearl River County, MSMS59,36311.9%−2%

79Hancock County, MSMS46,8738.5%+25%

80George County, MSMS26,3317.3%−17%

81Itawamba County, MSMS24,1526.8%+7%

82Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.3%−26%

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