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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 81 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Rankin County, MSMS162,1813,562–

02Harrison County, MSMS217,1362,870–

03Hinds County, MSMS211,8882,488–

04DeSoto County, MSMS197,9182,410–

05Forrest County, MSMS79,0342,407–

06Lamar County, MSMS67,4032,232–

07Jackson County, MSMS147,6662,041–

08Madison County, MSMS116,2981,983–

09Lee County, MSMS83,7311,887–

10Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3171,291–

11Lafayette County, MSMS59,597999–

12Pearl River County, MSMS59,363991–

13Jones County, MSMS66,496952–

14Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096837–

15Simpson County, MSMS25,498836–

16Warren County, MSMS41,759788–

17Lowndes County, MSMS57,346785–

18Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896722–

19Hancock County, MSMS46,873697–

20Union County, MSMS28,459663–

21Lincoln County, MSMS35,012588–

22Alcorn County, MSMS34,569498–

23Marshall County, MSMS34,654449–

24Pike County, MSMS38,712397–

25Leflore County, MSMS25,686360–

26George County, MSMS26,331332–

27Monroe County, MSMS33,318326–

28Adams County, MSMS30,061301–

29Tippah County, MSMS21,389274–

30Wayne County, MSMS19,807263–

31Stone County, MSMS19,654258–

32Covington County, MSMS17,898253–

33Prentiss County, MSMS25,284253–

34Panola County, MSMS32,691250–

35Grenada County, MSMS20,868243–

36Itawamba County, MSMS24,152242–

37Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941241–

38Yazoo County, MSMS22,947236–

39Washington County, MSMS40,446219–

40Carroll County, MSMS9,226211–

41Choctaw County, MSMS8,048208–

42Tate County, MSMS28,725207–

43Perry County, MSMS11,577204–

44Neshoba County, MSMS28,732203–

45Webster County, MSMS10,167193–

46Attala County, MSMS17,100188–

47Clay County, MSMS18,238182–

48Lawrence County, MSMS11,819182–

49Copiah County, MSMS27,497174–

50Greene County, MSMS13,707171–

51Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639167–

52Coahoma County, MSMS19,849164–

53Newton County, MSMS20,960156–

54Scott County, MSMS28,073136–

55Franklin County, MSMS7,491133–

56Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730124–

57Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877114–

58Smith County, MSMS13,991111–

59Winston County, MSMS17,473109–

60Clarke County, MSMS15,102107–

61Sunflower County, MSMS22,893101–

62Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58296–

63Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37594–

64Kemper County, MSMS8,60091–

65Benton County, MSMS7,50286–

66Amite County, MSMS12,48781–

67Tunica County, MSMS8,81980–

68Leake County, MSMS21,66273–

69Marion County, MSMS24,00173–

70Walthall County, MSMS13,92872–

71Noxubee County, MSMS9,79869–

72Montgomery County, MSMS9,35452–

73Quitman County, MSMS5,36446–

74Bolivar County, MSMS28,26244–

75Holmes County, MSMS15,46543–

76Humphreys County, MSMS7,00142–

77Calhoun County, MSMS12,64341–

78Jasper County, MSMS15,78540–

79Issaquena County, MSMS1,26322–

80Sharkey County, MSMS3,09710–

81Claiborne County, MSMS8,0583–

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