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Highest Scottish population share, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 81 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 81 is 1.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Amite County, MS, up 59 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲2Franklin County, MSMS7,4914.6%+4.2 pts

02▲3Lamar County, MSMS67,4033.4%+1.0 pts

03▲59Amite County, MSMS12,4873.2%+2.8 pts

04▲12Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.9%+0.5 pts

05▲9Jackson County, MSMS147,6662.8%+1.1 pts

06▼5Lafayette County, MSMS59,5972.7%+0.1 pts

07▲5Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8962.5%−1.0 pts

08▲55Lincoln County, MSMS35,0122.3%+1.4 pts

09▼5Choctaw County, MSMS8,0482.3%+1.1 pts

10▼1Forrest County, MSMS79,0342.3%+0.1 pts

11▲6George County, MSMS26,3312.3%−1.4 pts

12▲40Pike County, MSMS38,7122.2%+1.7 pts

13▲5Rankin County, MSMS162,1812.2%+0.1 pts

14▼1Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0962.1%−0.1 pts

15▼13Greene County, MSMS13,7071.9%+1.1 pts

16▲7Madison County, MSMS116,2981.9%−1.1 pts

17▲29Itawamba County, MSMS24,1521.9%+0.3 pts

18▼3Harrison County, MSMS217,1361.8%+0.2 pts

19▲20Benton County, MSMS7,5021.8%+1.4 pts

20▼14Winston County, MSMS17,4731.8%+0.8 pts

21▲6Tippah County, MSMS21,3891.8%+0.1 pts

22▲6Jones County, MSMS66,4961.7%−0.3 pts

23▲22Attala County, MSMS17,1001.7%+0.3 pts

24Lee County, MSMS83,7311.7%+0.2 pts

25▲53Jefferson County, MSMS6,8251.7%+0.3 pts

26▼6Hancock County, MSMS46,8731.7%+0.6 pts

27▲30Lawrence County, MSMS11,8191.7%+0.7 pts

28▲25Wayne County, MSMS19,8071.6%+0.9 pts

29▲29Yazoo County, MSMS22,9471.5%+0.3 pts

30▼8Stone County, MSMS19,6541.5%+0.1 pts

31▲24Adams County, MSMS30,0611.5%−0.9 pts

32▲8Union County, MSMS28,4591.5%−0.2 pts

33▲26Carroll County, MSMS9,2261.4%+0.2 pts

34▼3Pearl River County, MSMS59,3631.4%+0.2 pts

35▼1Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3751.4%+1.3 pts

36▼17Alcorn County, MSMS34,5691.3%−0.7 pts

37▼11DeSoto County, MSMS197,9181.3%−1.2 pts

38▼27Prentiss County, MSMS25,2841.2%−0.3 pts

39▲8Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3171.2%−0.9 pts

40▲36Tunica County, MSMS8,8191.2%+0.3 pts

41▼12Simpson County, MSMS25,4981.2%+0.1 pts

42▲22Montgomery County, MSMS9,3541.2%+0.1 pts

43▼35Clarke County, MSMS15,1021.2%−0.9 pts

44▲12Neshoba County, MSMS28,7321.2%−0.7 pts

45▼9Webster County, MSMS10,1671.2%−0.5 pts

46▼36Perry County, MSMS11,5771.2%0.0 pts

47▼6Jasper County, MSMS15,7851.2%+0.1 pts

48▲1Tate County, MSMS28,7251.2%−0.5 pts

49▼24Warren County, MSMS41,7591.1%0.0 pts

50▲27Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7301.1%+0.2 pts

51▼14Lowndes County, MSMS57,3461.1%−1.1 pts

52▲20Leflore County, MSMS25,6861.1%+0.2 pts

53▲7Bolivar County, MSMS28,2621.0%+0.3 pts

54▼3Hinds County, MSMS211,8881.0%−0.2 pts

55▼48Covington County, MSMS17,8980.9%−1.3 pts

56▼14Leake County, MSMS21,6620.8%0.0 pts

57▼27Clay County, MSMS18,2380.8%−0.6 pts

58▼14Monroe County, MSMS33,3180.8%−0.4 pts

59▼38Newton County, MSMS20,9600.8%−0.4 pts

60▼12Copiah County, MSMS27,4970.8%−0.4 pts

61▲8Coahoma County, MSMS19,8490.7%−0.1 pts

62▲9Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5820.7%+0.2 pts

63▲2Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9410.6%−0.1 pts

64▼3Walthall County, MSMS13,9280.6%−0.5 pts

65▼22Scott County, MSMS28,0730.6%−0.7 pts

66▼31Smith County, MSMS13,9910.6%−1.6 pts

67▼17Marion County, MSMS24,0010.5%−0.8 pts

68▲6Claiborne County, MSMS8,0580.5%+0.4 pts

69▼3Grenada County, MSMS20,8680.5%−0.4 pts

70▼37Panola County, MSMS32,6910.5%−0.7 pts

71▲9Calhoun County, MSMS12,6430.4%−0.9 pts

72▼34Marshall County, MSMS34,6540.4%−0.7 pts

73Humphreys County, MSMS7,0010.4%−0.6 pts

74▲1Sunflower County, MSMS22,8930.4%−0.2 pts

75▼8Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8770.3%−0.2 pts

76▼6Sharkey County, MSMS3,0970.3%−0.6 pts

77▼9Washington County, MSMS40,4460.2%−0.8 pts

78▼46Kemper County, MSMS8,6000.2%−0.4 pts

79▲2Quitman County, MSMS5,3640.2%−0.5 pts

80▼1Holmes County, MSMS15,4650.1%0.0 pts

81▼27Noxubee County, MSMS9,7980.1%−0.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES