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Most racially diverse, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (2024 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 62.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990
01Scott County, MSMS28,07381+35%
02Leake County, MSMS21,66278+22%
03Marshall County, MSMS34,65474+17%
04Neshoba County, MSMS28,73273+22%
05Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31772+23%
06Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89672+17%
07DeSoto County, MSMS197,91871+142%
08Madison County, MSMS116,29871+13%
09Lowndes County, MSMS57,34671+17%
10Harrison County, MSMS217,13671+47%
11Forrest County, MSMS79,03470+25%
12Copiah County, MSMS27,49770+11%
13Panola County, MSMS32,69169+9%
14Warren County, MSMS41,75968+12%
15Adams County, MSMS30,06168+8%
16Grenada County, MSMS20,86868+11%
17Walthall County, MSMS13,92868+10%
18Yazoo County, MSMS22,94768+8%
19Pike County, MSMS38,71268+7%
20Newton County, MSMS20,96067+17%
21Attala County, MSMS17,10067+11%
22Wayne County, MSMS19,80767+15%
23Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37567+13%
24Winston County, MSMS17,47367+7%
25Kemper County, MSMS8,60067+4%
26Jasper County, MSMS15,78566+6%
27Montgomery County, MSMS9,35466+7%
28Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73066+9%
29Covington County, MSMS17,89866+15%
30Jones County, MSMS66,49665+34%
31Calhoun County, MSMS12,64365+29%
32Jackson County, MSMS147,66665+46%
33Lee County, MSMS83,73165+49%
34Benton County, MSMS7,50264+8%
35Clarke County, MSMS15,10263+11%
36Simpson County, MSMS25,49863+14%
37Bolivar County, MSMS28,26263+6%
39Tate County, MSMS28,72563+9%
40Clay County, MSMS18,23863−1%
41Marion County, MSMS24,00162+14%
42Issaquena County, MSMS1,26362+1%
44Amite County, MSMS12,48762−1%
45Lawrence County, MSMS11,81962+9%
46Carroll County, MSMS9,22661+2%
47Franklin County, MSMS7,49161+5%
48Lafayette County, MSMS59,59760+14%
49Choctaw County, MSMS8,04859+8%
50Monroe County, MSMS33,31859+10%
51Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58259+7%
52Lincoln County, MSMS35,01258+8%
53Lamar County, MSMS67,40356+100%
54Rankin County, MSMS162,18156+49%
55Greene County, MSMS13,70755+25%
56Hinds County, MSMS211,88854−15%
57Washington County, MSMS40,44654−13%
58Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09653+61%
59Sunflower County, MSMS22,89352−10%
60Smith County, MSMS13,99151+17%
61Coahoma County, MSMS19,84951−12%
62Leflore County, MSMS25,68650−17%
63Stone County, MSMS19,65450+13%
64Quitman County, MSMS5,36450−20%
65Tippah County, MSMS21,38950+42%
66Noxubee County, MSMS9,79849−10%
67Union County, MSMS28,45949+47%
68Perry County, MSMS11,57747+3%
69Sharkey County, MSMS3,09746−17%
70Webster County, MSMS10,16745+1%
71Pearl River County, MSMS59,36345+32%
72Alcorn County, MSMS34,56944+63%
73Prentiss County, MSMS25,28444+61%
74Humphreys County, MSMS7,00143−20%
75Tunica County, MSMS8,81941−15%
76Holmes County, MSMS15,46540−14%
77Jefferson County, MSMS6,82537+23%
78Hancock County, MSMS46,87337+38%
79George County, MSMS26,33134+46%
80Claiborne County, MSMS8,05831−17%
81Itawamba County, MSMS24,15227+60%
82Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63922+119%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES