Ranking of Mississippi Counties By White Alone Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Mississippi counties, Harrison County had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (140.02K), followed by DeSoto County (123.27K), and Rankin County (116.72K).
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 White Alone Population in 2017
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| Rank | County | White Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison County | 140021 |
| 2 | DeSoto County | 123266 |
| 3 | Rankin County | 116717 |
| 4 | Jackson County | 104296 |
| 5 | Hinds County | 61438 |
| 6 | Madison County | 60501 |
| 7 | Lee County | 57460 |
| 8 | Lamar County | 47240 |
| 9 | Pearl River County | 46900 |
| 10 | Jones County | 46784 |
| 11 | Forrest County | 44388 |
| 12 | Hancock County | 41421 |
| 13 | Lauderdale County | 41380 |
| 14 | Lafayette County | 39393 |
| 15 | Alcorn County | 31855 |
| 16 | Lowndes County | 31534 |
| 17 | Oktibbeha County | 28843 |
| 18 | Pontotoc County | 26137 |
| 19 | Monroe County | 24347 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 23399 |
| 21 | Union County | 23350 |
| 22 | Warren County | 22650 |
| 23 | George County | 21533 |
| 24 | Itawamba County | 21486 |
| 25 | Prentiss County | 21191 |
| 26 | Tate County | 19087 |
| 27 | Tishomingo County | 18731 |
| 28 | Marshall County | 18024 |
| 29 | Tippah County | 17771 |
| 30 | Pike County | 17565 |
| 31 | Neshoba County | 17535 |
| 32 | Simpson County | 16924 |
| 33 | Marion County | 16659 |
| 34 | Scott County | 16578 |
| 35 | Panola County | 16466 |
| 36 | Stone County | 14426 |
| 37 | Adams County | 14224 |
| 38 | Newton County | 13301 |
| 39 | Copiah County | 13197 |
| 40 | Smith County | 12080 |
| 41 | Washington County | 11994 |
| 42 | Wayne County | 11930 |
| 43 | Covington County | 11793 |
| 44 | Yazoo County | 11700 |
| 45 | Grenada County | 11665 |
| 46 | Leake County | 11307 |
| 47 | Bolivar County | 10750 |
| 48 | Attala County | 10227 |
| 49 | Clarke County | 10161 |
| 50 | Calhoun County | 10137 |
| 51 | Greene County | 9932 |
| 52 | Perry County | 9470 |
| 53 | Winston County | 9232 |
| 54 | Chickasaw County | 9112 |
| 55 | Lawrence County | 8357 |
| 56 | Walthall County | 7838 |
| 57 | Clay County | 7804 |
| 58 | Webster County | 7742 |
| 59 | Jasper County | 7527 |
| 60 | Yalobusha County | 7380 |
| 61 | Amite County | 7250 |
| 62 | Leflore County | 6889 |
| 63 | Carroll County | 6632 |
| 64 | Sunflower County | 6411 |
| 65 | Tallahatchie County | 5764 |
| 66 | Choctaw County | 5650 |
| 67 | Montgomery County | 5364 |
| 68 | Benton County | 5222 |
| 69 | Coahoma County | 5022 |
| 70 | Franklin County | 4965 |
| 71 | Jefferson Davis County | 4359 |
| 72 | Kemper County | 3476 |
| 73 | Holmes County | 2862 |
| 74 | Noxubee County | 2860 |
| 75 | Wilkinson County | 2521 |
| 76 | Tunica County | 2077 |
| 77 | Quitman County | 1931 |
| 78 | Humphreys County | 1874 |
| 79 | Sharkey County | 1209 |
| 80 | Claiborne County | 1084 |
| 81 | Jefferson County | 952 |
| 82 | Issaquena County | 481 |