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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.33M people in Mississippi with Other Groups ancestry (44.70% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Clarksdale city had the highest percentage of its population with Other Groups ancestry (77.26%), followed by Jackson city (75.36%), and McComb city (74.73%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Clarksdale city
Jackson city
McComb city
Greenville city
Moss Point city
Canton city
Greenwood city
Byram city
Vicksburg city
Laurel city
Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Clarksdale city 77.26
2 Jackson city 75.36
3 McComb city 74.73
4 Greenville city 73.40
5 Moss Point city 72.45
6 Canton city 72.10
7 Greenwood city 71.14
8 Byram city 70.98
9 Vicksburg city 65.85
10 Laurel city 63.33
11 Natchez city 63.09
12 Brookhaven city 62.83
13 West Point city 61.92
14 Meridian city 59.85
15 Yazoo City city 57.22
16 Hattiesburg city 57.18
17 Columbus city 56.97
18 Grenada city 55.76
19 Pascagoula city 54.24
20 Cleveland city 54.00
21 Horn Lake city 52.54
22 Gautier city 46.99
23 Ridgeland city 46.03
24 D'Iberville city 44.28
25 Clinton city 43.64
26 Gulfport city 43.42
27 Flowood city 43.30
28 Tupelo city 41.69
29 Pearl city 41.39
30 Starkville city 40.88
31 Southaven city 40.01
32 Olive Branch city 38.60
33 Picayune city 38.58
34 Biloxi city 37.13
35 Corinth city 30.98
36 Brandon city 30.77
37 Oxford city 29.27
38 Petal city 28.33
39 Madison city 27.73
40 Ocean Springs city 26.82
41 Long Beach city 22.96
42 Hernando city 21.09