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Most racially diverse, Mississippi counties · 1990

Mississippi counties ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (1990 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 58.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS –

01Kemper County, MSMS8,60064–

02Leake County, MSMS21,66264–

03Hinds County, MSMS211,88864–

04Panola County, MSMS32,69163–

05Marshall County, MSMS34,65463–

06Adams County, MSMS30,06163–

07Clay County, MSMS18,23863–

08Pike County, MSMS38,71263–

09Jasper County, MSMS15,78563–

10Copiah County, MSMS27,49763–

11Madison County, MSMS116,29863–

12Amite County, MSMS12,48763–

13Yazoo County, MSMS22,94763–

14Quitman County, MSMS5,36462–

15Winston County, MSMS17,47362–

16Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94162–

17Montgomery County, MSMS9,35462–

18Washington County, MSMS40,44662–

19Walthall County, MSMS13,92862–

20Issaquena County, MSMS1,26362–

21Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87761–

22Grenada County, MSMS20,86861–

23Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89661–

24Warren County, MSMS41,75961–

25Lowndes County, MSMS57,34661–

26Leflore County, MSMS25,68661–

27Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73060–

28Attala County, MSMS17,10060–

29Carroll County, MSMS9,22660–

30Neshoba County, MSMS28,73260–

31Scott County, MSMS28,07360–

32Benton County, MSMS7,50260–

33Bolivar County, MSMS28,26259–

34Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37559–

35Wayne County, MSMS19,80758–

36Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31758–

37Sunflower County, MSMS22,89358–

38Franklin County, MSMS7,49158–

39Coahoma County, MSMS19,84958–

40Tate County, MSMS28,72558–

41Newton County, MSMS20,96058–

42Covington County, MSMS17,89857–

43Clarke County, MSMS15,10257–

44Lawrence County, MSMS11,81957–

45Sharkey County, MSMS3,09756–

46Forrest County, MSMS79,03456–

47Simpson County, MSMS25,49855–

48Noxubee County, MSMS9,79855–

49Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58255–

50Marion County, MSMS24,00155–

51Choctaw County, MSMS8,04855–

52Humphreys County, MSMS7,00155–

53Monroe County, MSMS33,31854–

54Lincoln County, MSMS35,01253–

55Lafayette County, MSMS59,59752–

56Calhoun County, MSMS12,64350–

57Tunica County, MSMS8,81949–

58Jones County, MSMS66,49648–

59Harrison County, MSMS217,13648–

60Holmes County, MSMS15,46546–

61Perry County, MSMS11,57746–

62Stone County, MSMS19,65445–

63Jackson County, MSMS147,66644–

64Webster County, MSMS10,16744–

65Greene County, MSMS13,70744–

66Smith County, MSMS13,99144–

67Lee County, MSMS83,73143–

68Rankin County, MSMS162,18138–

69Claiborne County, MSMS8,05838–

70Tippah County, MSMS21,38935–

71Pearl River County, MSMS59,36334–

72Union County, MSMS28,45933–

73Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09633–

74Jefferson County, MSMS6,82530–

75DeSoto County, MSMS197,91830–

76Lamar County, MSMS67,40328–

77Prentiss County, MSMS25,28427–

78Alcorn County, MSMS34,56927–

79Hancock County, MSMS46,87327–

80George County, MSMS26,33123–

81Itawamba County, MSMS24,15217–

82Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63910–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS