Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (174.99K), followed by Harrison County (48.02K), and DeSoto County (42.08K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.

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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Hinds County 174992
2 Harrison County 48022
3 DeSoto County 42075
4 Madison County 38491
5 Washington County 35254
6 Lauderdale County 33989
7 Jackson County 30865
8 Rankin County 29526
9 Forrest County 28350
10 Lowndes County 26206
11 Lee County 24288
12 Warren County 23223
13 Leflore County 22593
14 Bolivar County 21901
15 Pike County 21122
16 Sunflower County 20208
17 Jones County 19967
18 Coahoma County 18913
19 Oktibbeha County 18257
20 Marshall County 17345
21 Panola County 17191
22 Adams County 17142
23 Yazoo County 15991
24 Holmes County 15328
25 Copiah County 14969
26 Lafayette County 12436
27 Lamar County 12010
28 Clay County 11837
29 Monroe County 11092
30 Scott County 10969
31 Lincoln County 10616
32 Simpson County 9778
33 Leake County 9710
34 Grenada County 9146
35 Tate County 8804
36 Jasper County 8720
37 Winston County 8655
38 Tallahatchie County 8398
39 Marion County 8248
40 Attala County 8076
41 Wayne County 8070
42 Tunica County 8053
43 Noxubee County 7946
44 Claiborne County 7818
45 Chickasaw County 7615
46 Jefferson Davis County 7128
47 Pearl River County 6904
48 Covington County 6884
49 Humphreys County 6660
50 Newton County 6608
51 Wilkinson County 6525
52 Jefferson County 6520
53 Walthall County 6503
54 Kemper County 6197
55 Neshoba County 6142
56 Clarke County 5582
57 Quitman County 5342
58 Amite County 5202
59 Yalobusha County 4774
60 Pontotoc County 4728
61 Montgomery County 4691
62 Alcorn County 4639
63 Union County 4181
64 Calhoun County 4134
65 Lawrence County 3930
66 Greene County 3859
67 Smith County 3776
68 Hancock County 3684
69 Tippah County 3634
70 Stone County 3552
71 Prentiss County 3532
72 Carroll County 3451
73 Sharkey County 3266
74 Benton County 3008
75 Franklin County 2714
76 Choctaw County 2452
77 Perry County 2384
78 Webster County 1939
79 George County 1881
80 Itawamba County 1503
81 Issaquena County 876
82 Tishomingo County 509