Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 16.78K people in Mississippi with African ancestry (0.56% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Picayune city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (2.52%), followed by Ridgeland city (1.76%), and Laurel city (1.70%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Mississippi.