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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 81 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Lamar County, MSMS67,4033.6%+0.4 pts

02Forrest County, MSMS79,0343.2%+0.5 pts

03Simpson County, MSMS25,4983.1%+1.2 pts

04Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0962.6%+0.8 pts

05Choctaw County, MSMS8,0482.5%−2.1 pts

06Union County, MSMS28,4592.3%+0.3 pts

07Rankin County, MSMS162,1812.3%−1.7 pts

08Lee County, MSMS83,7312.2%−0.5 pts

09Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412.2%+0.8 pts

10Carroll County, MSMS9,2262.1%+1.1 pts

11Webster County, MSMS10,1672.0%+0.2 pts

12Madison County, MSMS116,2981.9%−0.8 pts

13Lafayette County, MSMS59,5971.8%−2.9 pts

14Issaquena County, MSMS1,2631.8%+1.1 pts

15Pearl River County, MSMS59,3631.8%+0.2 pts

16Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.7%−3.7 pts

17Lincoln County, MSMS35,0121.7%+0.1 pts

18Warren County, MSMS41,7591.7%−0.1 pts

19Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3171.7%−0.5 pts

20Perry County, MSMS11,5771.7%−1.4 pts

21Hancock County, MSMS46,8731.5%+0.0 pts

22Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8961.5%−1.3 pts

23Lawrence County, MSMS11,8191.4%−0.2 pts

24Jackson County, MSMS147,6661.4%−1.2 pts

25Stone County, MSMS19,6541.4%−0.9 pts

26Jones County, MSMS66,4961.4%−1.3 pts

27Harrison County, MSMS217,1361.4%−1.1 pts

28George County, MSMS26,3311.4%−0.8 pts

29Covington County, MSMS17,8981.3%−0.3 pts

30Alcorn County, MSMS34,5691.3%−1.0 pts

31Lowndes County, MSMS57,3461.3%−0.9 pts

32DeSoto County, MSMS197,9181.3%−1.5 pts

33Wayne County, MSMS19,8071.3%−0.6 pts

34Marshall County, MSMS34,6541.3%−0.7 pts

35Greene County, MSMS13,7071.3%+0.2 pts

36Leflore County, MSMS25,6861.3%−0.1 pts

37Tippah County, MSMS21,3891.2%−1.0 pts

38Grenada County, MSMS20,8681.2%−1.2 pts

39Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5821.1%+0.3 pts

40Hinds County, MSMS211,8881.1%−0.9 pts

41Benton County, MSMS7,5021.0%+0.1 pts

42Itawamba County, MSMS24,1521.0%−1.6 pts

43Attala County, MSMS17,1001.0%−0.7 pts

44Pike County, MSMS38,7121.0%−1.5 pts

45Prentiss County, MSMS25,2841.0%−0.7 pts

46Adams County, MSMS30,0611.0%−0.8 pts

47Clay County, MSMS18,2380.9%−1.7 pts

48Kemper County, MSMS8,6000.9%−2.9 pts

49Monroe County, MSMS33,3180.9%−0.9 pts

50Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6390.9%−0.7 pts

51Yazoo County, MSMS22,9470.8%−0.5 pts

52Tunica County, MSMS8,8190.8%−0.8 pts

53Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8770.8%−4.6 pts

54Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3750.8%−0.8 pts

55Newton County, MSMS20,9600.7%−1.3 pts

56Panola County, MSMS32,6910.7%−0.9 pts

57Tate County, MSMS28,7250.7%−1.5 pts

58Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7300.7%−0.0 pts

59Coahoma County, MSMS19,8490.7%−1.6 pts

60Smith County, MSMS13,9910.7%−1.8 pts

61Neshoba County, MSMS28,7320.7%−1.7 pts

62Clarke County, MSMS15,1020.7%−0.6 pts

63Amite County, MSMS12,4870.7%−1.4 pts

64Quitman County, MSMS5,3640.7%−1.0 pts

65Noxubee County, MSMS9,7980.7%−1.2 pts

66Copiah County, MSMS27,4970.6%−1.7 pts

67Winston County, MSMS17,4730.6%−1.8 pts

68Montgomery County, MSMS9,3540.5%−0.8 pts

69Humphreys County, MSMS7,0010.5%−0.2 pts

70Walthall County, MSMS13,9280.5%−1.8 pts

71Washington County, MSMS40,4460.5%−0.5 pts

72Scott County, MSMS28,0730.5%−1.1 pts

73Sunflower County, MSMS22,8930.4%−0.5 pts

74Leake County, MSMS21,6620.3%−0.6 pts

75Marion County, MSMS24,0010.3%−1.6 pts

76Calhoun County, MSMS12,6430.3%−1.9 pts

77Holmes County, MSMS15,4650.2%−0.1 pts

78Jasper County, MSMS15,7850.2%−2.1 pts

79Sharkey County, MSMS3,0970.2%−1.3 pts

80Bolivar County, MSMS28,2620.1%−1.1 pts

81Claiborne County, MSMS8,0580.0%−0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS