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Most segregated, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties ranked by the CensusEasy Segregation Score, the White vs non-White index of dissimilarity across census tracts (2020 ACS). Higher means residents are more sorted into separate neighborhoods. This list covers the 81 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 81 is 35.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS –
01Monroe County, MSMS33,31856–
02Hinds County, MSMS211,88856–
03Leflore County, MSMS25,68655–
04Forrest County, MSMS79,03452–
05Greene County, MSMS13,70751–
06Wayne County, MSMS19,80749–
07Benton County, MSMS7,50248–
08Jasper County, MSMS15,78548–
09Madison County, MSMS116,29848–
10Lincoln County, MSMS35,01248–
11Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31748–
12Adams County, MSMS30,06148–
13Washington County, MSMS40,44647–
14Neshoba County, MSMS28,73247–
15Bolivar County, MSMS28,26247–
16Jones County, MSMS66,49647–
17Jackson County, MSMS147,66647–
18Yazoo County, MSMS22,94745–
19Covington County, MSMS17,89844–
20Coahoma County, MSMS19,84944–
21Grenada County, MSMS20,86843–
22Leake County, MSMS21,66243–
23Alcorn County, MSMS34,56942–
24Clarke County, MSMS15,10242–
25Pearl River County, MSMS59,36342–
26Lowndes County, MSMS57,34641–
27Tippah County, MSMS21,38940–
28Marshall County, MSMS34,65440–
29Harrison County, MSMS217,13639–
30Prentiss County, MSMS25,28439–
31Marion County, MSMS24,00139–
32Webster County, MSMS10,16738–
33Hancock County, MSMS46,87337–
34Montgomery County, MSMS9,35437–
35Copiah County, MSMS27,49737–
36Lee County, MSMS83,73137–
37Union County, MSMS28,45936–
39Itawamba County, MSMS24,15235–
40Smith County, MSMS13,99135–
41Scott County, MSMS28,07335–
42Panola County, MSMS32,69133–
43Lamar County, MSMS67,40333–
44Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09633–
45Choctaw County, MSMS8,04832–
46Pike County, MSMS38,71231–
47Calhoun County, MSMS12,64331–
48Warren County, MSMS41,75930–
49DeSoto County, MSMS197,91830–
50George County, MSMS26,33129–
51Sunflower County, MSMS22,89328–
52Claiborne County, MSMS8,05828–
53Humphreys County, MSMS7,00128–
54Rankin County, MSMS162,18127–
55Stone County, MSMS19,65426–
56Newton County, MSMS20,96026–
57Clay County, MSMS18,23826–
58Quitman County, MSMS5,36426–
59Franklin County, MSMS7,49126–
60Lawrence County, MSMS11,81925–
61Tate County, MSMS28,72524–
62Attala County, MSMS17,10022–
63Winston County, MSMS17,47322–
64Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89621–
65Carroll County, MSMS9,22621–
66Jefferson County, MSMS6,82521–
67Lafayette County, MSMS59,59720–
69Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73020–
70Perry County, MSMS11,57719–
71Amite County, MSMS12,48718–
72Noxubee County, MSMS9,79818–
73Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37517–
74Holmes County, MSMS15,46516–
75Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63916–
76Simpson County, MSMS25,49816–
77Sharkey County, MSMS3,09714–
78Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58212–
79Kemper County, MSMS8,60011–
80Tunica County, MSMS8,81910–
81Walthall County, MSMS13,9289–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS