Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (174.25K), followed by Harrison County (47.20K), and DeSoto County (41.74K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2014
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2014
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Hinds County 174249
2 Harrison County 47203
3 DeSoto County 41742
4 Madison County 38237
5 Washington County 35070
6 Lauderdale County 33720
7 Jackson County 30240
8 Rankin County 29314
9 Forrest County 28082
10 Lowndes County 26049
11 Lee County 24027
12 Warren County 23070
13 Leflore County 22407
14 Bolivar County 21742
15 Pike County 20984
16 Sunflower County 20042
17 Jones County 19740
18 Coahoma County 18820
19 Oktibbeha County 18148
20 Marshall County 17182
21 Panola County 17074
22 Adams County 16894
23 Yazoo County 15826
24 Holmes County 15228
25 Copiah County 14823
26 Lafayette County 12336
27 Lamar County 11891
28 Clay County 11780
29 Monroe County 11023
30 Scott County 10685
31 Lincoln County 10546
32 Simpson County 9683
33 Leake County 9622
34 Grenada County 9099
35 Tate County 8732
36 Jasper County 8666
37 Winston County 8619
38 Tallahatchie County 8300
39 Marion County 8210
40 Attala County 8030
41 Tunica County 8008
42 Wayne County 8003
43 Noxubee County 7925
44 Claiborne County 7759
45 Chickasaw County 7516
46 Jefferson Davis County 7105
47 Pearl River County 6863
48 Covington County 6781
49 Humphreys County 6586
50 Newton County 6568
51 Wilkinson County 6498
52 Jefferson County 6496
53 Walthall County 6448
54 Kemper County 6166
55 Neshoba County 6089
56 Clarke County 5567
57 Quitman County 5316
58 Amite County 5157
59 Yalobusha County 4738
60 Montgomery County 4660
61 Pontotoc County 4582
62 Alcorn County 4579
63 Union County 4128
64 Calhoun County 4058
65 Lawrence County 3897
66 Greene County 3837
67 Smith County 3739
68 Tippah County 3565
69 Hancock County 3551
70 Stone County 3521
71 Prentiss County 3515
72 Carroll County 3423
73 Sharkey County 3240
74 Benton County 2982
75 Franklin County 2694
76 Choctaw County 2446
77 Perry County 2379
78 Webster County 1925
79 George County 1852
80 Itawamba County 1483
81 Issaquena County 875
82 Tishomingo County 498