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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 (2023 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 2000

01Lamar County, MSMS67,4032.5%–

02Simpson County, MSMS25,4982.3%–

03Carroll County, MSMS9,2262.2%–

04Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5821.8%–

05Madison County, MSMS116,2981.8%–

06Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8771.8%–

07Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.7%–

08Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3171.7%–

09Forrest County, MSMS79,0341.6%–

10Rankin County, MSMS162,1811.6%–

11Lawrence County, MSMS11,8191.6%–

12Clarke County, MSMS15,1021.5%–

13Lee County, MSMS83,7311.5%–

14Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8961.5%–

15Yazoo County, MSMS22,9471.3%–

16Tate County, MSMS28,7251.3%–

17George County, MSMS26,3311.3%–

18Wayne County, MSMS19,8071.3%–

19Choctaw County, MSMS8,0481.3%–

20Jones County, MSMS66,4961.2%–

21Jackson County, MSMS147,6661.2%–

22Amite County, MSMS12,4871.2%–

23Warren County, MSMS41,7591.2%–

24Lafayette County, MSMS59,5971.2%–

25DeSoto County, MSMS197,9181.2%–

26Jefferson County, MSMS6,8251.2%–

27Perry County, MSMS11,5771.1%–

28Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0961.1%–

29Lowndes County, MSMS57,3461.0%–

30Covington County, MSMS17,8981.0%–

31Pearl River County, MSMS59,3631.0%–

32Tippah County, MSMS21,3891.0%–

33Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6391.0%–

34Neshoba County, MSMS28,7321.0%–

35Copiah County, MSMS27,4971.0%–

36Hancock County, MSMS46,8731.0%–

37Calhoun County, MSMS12,6431.0%–

38Winston County, MSMS17,4731.0%–

39Harrison County, MSMS217,1361.0%–

40Marion County, MSMS24,0011.0%–

41Newton County, MSMS20,9600.9%–

42Walthall County, MSMS13,9280.9%–

43Greene County, MSMS13,7070.8%–

44Lincoln County, MSMS35,0120.8%–

45Stone County, MSMS19,6540.8%–

46Issaquena County, MSMS1,2630.8%–

47Bolivar County, MSMS28,2620.8%–

48Hinds County, MSMS211,8880.7%–

49Panola County, MSMS32,6910.7%–

50Pike County, MSMS38,7120.7%–

51Kemper County, MSMS8,6000.7%–

52Quitman County, MSMS5,3640.7%–

53Smith County, MSMS13,9910.7%–

54Union County, MSMS28,4590.7%–

55Adams County, MSMS30,0610.6%–

56Monroe County, MSMS33,3180.6%–

57Attala County, MSMS17,1000.6%–

58Tunica County, MSMS8,8190.6%–

59Clay County, MSMS18,2380.6%–

60Webster County, MSMS10,1670.5%–

61Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7300.5%–

62Benton County, MSMS7,5020.5%–

63Alcorn County, MSMS34,5690.5%–

64Washington County, MSMS40,4460.5%–

65Scott County, MSMS28,0730.5%–

66Marshall County, MSMS34,6540.4%–

67Jasper County, MSMS15,7850.4%–

68Itawamba County, MSMS24,1520.4%–

69Leflore County, MSMS25,6860.4%–

70Coahoma County, MSMS19,8490.4%–

71Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3750.3%–

72Humphreys County, MSMS7,0010.3%–

73Holmes County, MSMS15,4650.3%–

74Prentiss County, MSMS25,2840.3%–

75Grenada County, MSMS20,8680.3%–

76Leake County, MSMS21,6620.3%–

77Montgomery County, MSMS9,3540.3%–

78Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9410.3%–

79Claiborne County, MSMS8,0580.2%–

80Sharkey County, MSMS3,0970.2%–

81Sunflower County, MSMS22,8930.2%–

82Noxubee County, MSMS9,7980.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES