Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (173.62K), followed by Harrison County (43.83K), and DeSoto County (37.34K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinds County | 173620 |
| 2 | Harrison County | 43827 |
| 3 | DeSoto County | 37343 |
| 4 | Madison County | 37223 |
| 5 | Washington County | 36074 |
| 6 | Lauderdale County | 34753 |
| 7 | Jackson County | 30531 |
| 8 | Rankin County | 27792 |
| 9 | Forrest County | 27709 |
| 10 | Lowndes County | 25961 |
| 11 | Lee County | 23261 |
| 12 | Leflore County | 23260 |
| 13 | Warren County | 22722 |
| 14 | Bolivar County | 21818 |
| 15 | Pike County | 21106 |
| 16 | Sunflower County | 20867 |
| 17 | Coahoma County | 19517 |
| 18 | Jones County | 19388 |
| 19 | Marshall County | 17457 |
| 20 | Oktibbeha County | 17445 |
| 21 | Adams County | 17324 |
| 22 | Panola County | 16948 |
| 23 | Yazoo County | 16164 |
| 24 | Holmes County | 15831 |
| 25 | Copiah County | 14975 |
| 26 | Clay County | 12048 |
| 27 | Lafayette County | 11665 |
| 28 | Lamar County | 11361 |
| 29 | Monroe County | 11252 |
| 30 | Scott County | 10846 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 10574 |
| 32 | Simpson County | 9620 |
| 33 | Leake County | 9477 |
| 34 | Grenada County | 9045 |
| 35 | Jasper County | 8917 |
| 36 | Tate County | 8800 |
| 37 | Tallahatchie County | 8715 |
| 38 | Winston County | 8696 |
| 39 | Marion County | 8534 |
| 40 | Claiborne County | 8357 |
| 41 | Attala County | 8116 |
| 42 | Noxubee County | 8073 |
| 43 | Wayne County | 8057 |
| 44 | Tunica County | 7830 |
| 45 | Chickasaw County | 7501 |
| 46 | Jefferson Davis County | 7246 |
| 47 | Humphreys County | 6990 |
| 48 | Covington County | 6941 |
| 49 | Pearl River County | 6890 |
| 50 | Walthall County | 6843 |
| 51 | Wilkinson County | 6743 |
| 52 | Jefferson County | 6528 |
| 53 | Newton County | 6410 |
| 54 | Neshoba County | 6230 |
| 55 | Kemper County | 6195 |
| 56 | Clarke County | 5773 |
| 57 | Quitman County | 5635 |
| 58 | Amite County | 5436 |
| 59 | Montgomery County | 4893 |
| 60 | Yalobusha County | 4775 |
| 61 | Alcorn County | 4401 |
| 62 | Pontotoc County | 4283 |
| 63 | Calhoun County | 4193 |
| 64 | Union County | 4001 |
| 65 | Lawrence County | 3952 |
| 66 | Smith County | 3840 |
| 67 | Greene County | 3762 |
| 68 | Prentiss County | 3542 |
| 69 | Tippah County | 3501 |
| 70 | Sharkey County | 3478 |
| 71 | Carroll County | 3456 |
| 72 | Stone County | 3450 |
| 73 | Hancock County | 3315 |
| 74 | Benton County | 3231 |
| 75 | Franklin County | 2759 |
| 76 | Choctaw County | 2510 |
| 77 | Perry County | 2429 |
| 78 | Webster County | 2028 |
| 79 | George County | 1858 |
| 80 | Itawamba County | 1424 |
| 81 | Issaquena County | 896 |
| 82 | Tishomingo County | 525 |