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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish 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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Lamar County, MSMS67,4032.5%−0.6 pts

02Simpson County, MSMS25,4982.3%+0.4 pts

03Carroll County, MSMS9,2262.2%+1.3 pts

04Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5821.8%+1.0 pts

05Madison County, MSMS116,2981.8%−0.8 pts

06Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8771.8%−3.6 pts

07Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.7%−3.7 pts

08Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3171.7%−0.6 pts

09Forrest County, MSMS79,0341.6%−1.1 pts

10Rankin County, MSMS162,1811.6%−2.4 pts

11Lawrence County, MSMS11,8191.6%−0.1 pts

12Clarke County, MSMS15,1021.5%+0.2 pts

13Lee County, MSMS83,7311.5%−1.2 pts

14Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8961.5%−1.3 pts

15Yazoo County, MSMS22,9471.3%−0.0 pts

16Tate County, MSMS28,7251.3%−1.0 pts

17George County, MSMS26,3311.3%−0.9 pts

18Wayne County, MSMS19,8071.3%−0.6 pts

19Choctaw County, MSMS8,0481.3%−3.3 pts

20Jones County, MSMS66,4961.2%−1.4 pts

21Jackson County, MSMS147,6661.2%−1.4 pts

22Amite County, MSMS12,4871.2%−0.8 pts

23Warren County, MSMS41,7591.2%−0.6 pts

24Lafayette County, MSMS59,5971.2%−3.6 pts

25DeSoto County, MSMS197,9181.2%−1.6 pts

26Jefferson County, MSMS6,8251.2%+0.7 pts

27Perry County, MSMS11,5771.1%−2.0 pts

28Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0961.1%−0.7 pts

29Lowndes County, MSMS57,3461.0%−1.2 pts

30Covington County, MSMS17,8981.0%−0.6 pts

31Pearl River County, MSMS59,3631.0%−0.6 pts

32Tippah County, MSMS21,3891.0%−1.2 pts

33Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6391.0%−0.6 pts

34Neshoba County, MSMS28,7321.0%−1.4 pts

35Copiah County, MSMS27,4971.0%−1.3 pts

36Hancock County, MSMS46,8731.0%−0.4 pts

37Calhoun County, MSMS12,6431.0%−1.2 pts

38Winston County, MSMS17,4731.0%−1.5 pts

39Harrison County, MSMS217,1361.0%−1.5 pts

40Marion County, MSMS24,0011.0%−1.0 pts

41Newton County, MSMS20,9600.9%−1.1 pts

42Walthall County, MSMS13,9280.9%−1.4 pts

43Greene County, MSMS13,7070.8%−0.3 pts

44Lincoln County, MSMS35,0120.8%−0.9 pts

45Stone County, MSMS19,6540.8%−1.5 pts

46Issaquena County, MSMS1,2630.8%+0.1 pts

47Bolivar County, MSMS28,2620.8%−0.5 pts

48Hinds County, MSMS211,8880.7%−1.2 pts

49Panola County, MSMS32,6910.7%−0.9 pts

50Pike County, MSMS38,7120.7%−1.8 pts

51Kemper County, MSMS8,6000.7%−3.1 pts

52Quitman County, MSMS5,3640.7%−0.9 pts

53Smith County, MSMS13,9910.7%−1.7 pts

54Union County, MSMS28,4590.7%−1.3 pts

55Adams County, MSMS30,0610.6%−1.1 pts

56Monroe County, MSMS33,3180.6%−1.2 pts

57Attala County, MSMS17,1000.6%−1.2 pts

58Tunica County, MSMS8,8190.6%−1.1 pts

59Clay County, MSMS18,2380.6%−2.0 pts

60Webster County, MSMS10,1670.5%−1.3 pts

61Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7300.5%−0.2 pts

62Benton County, MSMS7,5020.5%−0.4 pts

63Alcorn County, MSMS34,5690.5%−1.9 pts

64Washington County, MSMS40,4460.5%−0.5 pts

65Scott County, MSMS28,0730.5%−1.1 pts

66Marshall County, MSMS34,6540.4%−1.5 pts

67Jasper County, MSMS15,7850.4%−1.9 pts

68Itawamba County, MSMS24,1520.4%−2.2 pts

69Leflore County, MSMS25,6860.4%−0.9 pts

70Coahoma County, MSMS19,8490.4%−2.0 pts

71Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3750.3%−1.2 pts

72Humphreys County, MSMS7,0010.3%−0.4 pts

73Holmes County, MSMS15,4650.3%−0.1 pts

74Prentiss County, MSMS25,2840.3%−1.4 pts

75Grenada County, MSMS20,8680.3%−2.0 pts

76Leake County, MSMS21,6620.3%−0.7 pts

77Montgomery County, MSMS9,3540.3%−1.1 pts

78Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9410.3%−1.1 pts

79Claiborne County, MSMS8,0580.2%−0.4 pts

80Sharkey County, MSMS3,0970.2%−1.3 pts

81Sunflower County, MSMS22,8930.2%−0.7 pts

82Noxubee County, MSMS9,7980.2%−1.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES