Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (174.58K), followed by Harrison County (45.10K), and DeSoto County (38.59K).
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 2012
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinds County | 174576 |
| 2 | Harrison County | 45097 |
| 3 | DeSoto County | 38594 |
| 4 | Madison County | 37642 |
| 5 | Washington County | 35834 |
| 6 | Lauderdale County | 34551 |
| 7 | Jackson County | 30548 |
| 8 | Rankin County | 28510 |
| 9 | Forrest County | 28221 |
| 10 | Lowndes County | 26079 |
| 11 | Lee County | 23728 |
| 12 | Warren County | 22923 |
| 13 | Leflore County | 22380 |
| 14 | Bolivar County | 22082 |
| 15 | Pike County | 21094 |
| 16 | Sunflower County | 20790 |
| 17 | Jones County | 19767 |
| 18 | Coahoma County | 19360 |
| 19 | Oktibbeha County | 17867 |
| 20 | Marshall County | 17436 |
| 21 | Adams County | 17206 |
| 22 | Panola County | 17038 |
| 23 | Yazoo County | 16206 |
| 24 | Holmes County | 15671 |
| 25 | Copiah County | 14848 |
| 26 | Lafayette County | 12100 |
| 27 | Clay County | 12005 |
| 28 | Lamar County | 11420 |
| 29 | Monroe County | 11167 |
| 30 | Scott County | 10814 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 10638 |
| 32 | Simpson County | 9683 |
| 33 | Leake County | 9484 |
| 34 | Grenada County | 9069 |
| 35 | Tate County | 8740 |
| 35 | Winston County | 8740 |
| 36 | Jasper County | 8657 |
| 37 | Marion County | 8507 |
| 38 | Tallahatchie County | 8502 |
| 39 | Attala County | 8086 |
| 40 | Wayne County | 8042 |
| 41 | Noxubee County | 8013 |
| 42 | Claiborne County | 7910 |
| 43 | Tunica County | 7850 |
| 44 | Chickasaw County | 7519 |
| 45 | Jefferson Davis County | 7186 |
| 46 | Covington County | 6938 |
| 47 | Humphreys County | 6918 |
| 48 | Pearl River County | 6842 |
| 49 | Wilkinson County | 6689 |
| 50 | Walthall County | 6653 |
| 51 | Jefferson County | 6608 |
| 52 | Newton County | 6460 |
| 53 | Kemper County | 6294 |
| 54 | Neshoba County | 6191 |
| 55 | Clarke County | 5691 |
| 56 | Quitman County | 5383 |
| 57 | Amite County | 5341 |
| 58 | Montgomery County | 4840 |
| 59 | Yalobusha County | 4727 |
| 60 | Pontotoc County | 4473 |
| 61 | Alcorn County | 4422 |
| 62 | Calhoun County | 4232 |
| 63 | Union County | 4021 |
| 64 | Lawrence County | 3903 |
| 65 | Greene County | 3818 |
| 66 | Smith County | 3771 |
| 67 | Stone County | 3536 |
| 68 | Prentiss County | 3519 |
| 69 | Carroll County | 3482 |
| 70 | Tippah County | 3478 |
| 71 | Hancock County | 3441 |
| 72 | Sharkey County | 3430 |
| 73 | Benton County | 3231 |
| 74 | Franklin County | 2727 |
| 75 | Choctaw County | 2496 |
| 76 | Perry County | 2342 |
| 77 | Webster County | 1993 |
| 78 | George County | 1879 |
| 79 | Itawamba County | 1438 |
| 80 | Issaquena County | 888 |
| 81 | Tishomingo County | 508 |