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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Mississippi counties · 2010

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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2000

01Franklin County, MSMS7,4915.4%–

02Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8775.4%–

03Lafayette County, MSMS59,5974.8%–

04Choctaw County, MSMS8,0484.6%–

05Rankin County, MSMS162,1814.0%–

06Kemper County, MSMS8,6003.8%–

07Lamar County, MSMS67,4033.1%–

08Perry County, MSMS11,5773.1%–

09DeSoto County, MSMS197,9182.8%–

10Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8962.8%–

11Lee County, MSMS83,7312.7%–

12Forrest County, MSMS79,0342.7%–

13Jones County, MSMS66,4962.6%–

14Madison County, MSMS116,2982.6%–

15Itawamba County, MSMS24,1522.6%–

16Clay County, MSMS18,2382.6%–

17Jackson County, MSMS147,6662.6%–

18Pike County, MSMS38,7122.5%–

19Harrison County, MSMS217,1362.5%–

20Smith County, MSMS13,9912.5%–

21Winston County, MSMS17,4732.4%–

22Neshoba County, MSMS28,7322.4%–

23Alcorn County, MSMS34,5692.4%–

24Coahoma County, MSMS19,8492.3%–

25Jasper County, MSMS15,7852.3%–

26Grenada County, MSMS20,8682.3%–

27Lowndes County, MSMS57,3462.3%–

28Stone County, MSMS19,6542.3%–

29Copiah County, MSMS27,4972.3%–

30Tate County, MSMS28,7252.3%–

31Walthall County, MSMS13,9282.3%–

32Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3172.2%–

33Tippah County, MSMS21,3892.2%–

34Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432.2%–

35George County, MSMS26,3312.1%–

36Newton County, MSMS20,9602.0%–

37Union County, MSMS28,4592.0%–

38Amite County, MSMS12,4872.0%–

39Hinds County, MSMS211,8882.0%–

40Marshall County, MSMS34,6542.0%–

41Marion County, MSMS24,0011.9%–

42Simpson County, MSMS25,4981.9%–

43Wayne County, MSMS19,8071.9%–

44Monroe County, MSMS33,3181.9%–

45Noxubee County, MSMS9,7981.8%–

46Warren County, MSMS41,7591.8%–

47Webster County, MSMS10,1671.8%–

48Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0961.8%–

49Attala County, MSMS17,1001.7%–

50Adams County, MSMS30,0611.7%–

51Prentiss County, MSMS25,2841.7%–

52Covington County, MSMS17,8981.7%–

53Lawrence County, MSMS11,8191.7%–

54Lincoln County, MSMS35,0121.6%–

55Quitman County, MSMS5,3641.6%–

56Tunica County, MSMS8,8191.6%–

57Pearl River County, MSMS59,3631.6%–

58Panola County, MSMS32,6911.6%–

59Scott County, MSMS28,0731.6%–

60Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6391.6%–

61Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3751.5%–

62Sharkey County, MSMS3,0971.5%–

63Hancock County, MSMS46,8731.4%–

64Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9411.4%–

65Yazoo County, MSMS22,9471.4%–

66Montgomery County, MSMS9,3541.3%–

67Leflore County, MSMS25,6861.3%–

68Clarke County, MSMS15,1021.3%–

69Bolivar County, MSMS28,2621.3%–

70Greene County, MSMS13,7071.1%–

71Washington County, MSMS40,4461.0%–

72Carroll County, MSMS9,2261.0%–

73Leake County, MSMS21,6621.0%–

74Benton County, MSMS7,5020.9%–

75Sunflower County, MSMS22,8930.9%–

76Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5820.8%–

77Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7300.7%–

78Humphreys County, MSMS7,0010.7%–

79Issaquena County, MSMS1,2630.7%–

80Claiborne County, MSMS8,0580.6%–

81Jefferson County, MSMS6,8250.5%–

82Holmes County, MSMS15,4650.4%–

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

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