Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population that are Hispanic Black or African American in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Mississippi counties, Scott County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic Black or African American (1.31%), followed by Humphreys County (1%), and Yazoo County (0.94%).

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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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Hispanic Black or African American in 2019
Scott
Humphreys
Yazoo
Adams
Leflore
Pontotoc
Tallahatchie
Claiborne
Chickasaw
Sunflower
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Hispanic Black or African American in 2019
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Scott County 1.31
2 Humphreys County 1
3 Yazoo County 0.94
4 Adams County 0.8
5 Leflore County 0.79
6 Pontotoc County 0.77
7 Tallahatchie County 0.75
8 Claiborne County 0.73
9 Chickasaw County 0.67
9 Sunflower County 0.67
10 Calhoun County 0.66
11 Jackson County 0.65
12 Copiah County 0.64
13 Tunica County 0.61
14 Covington County 0.6
14 Leake County 0.6
14 Sharkey County 0.6
15 Holmes County 0.57
16 Quitman County 0.54
17 Bolivar County 0.53
18 Harrison County 0.49
19 Clay County 0.48
19 Marshall County 0.48
20 Washington County 0.46
21 Walthall County 0.44
22 Jones County 0.43
23 Pike County 0.42
24 Simpson County 0.41
25 Amite County 0.4
25 Coahoma County 0.4
25 Jasper County 0.4
26 Lauderdale County 0.39
26 Tippah County 0.39
27 Forrest County 0.38
27 Lee County 0.38
28 Montgomery County 0.37
28 Wayne County 0.37
29 Kemper County 0.36
29 Panola County 0.36
29 Wilkinson County 0.36
30 Benton County 0.35
30 Jefferson Davis County 0.35
30 Lawrence County 0.35
31 Grenada County 0.34
32 Jefferson County 0.33
32 Tate County 0.33
32 Warren County 0.33
33 Madison County 0.32
34 Carroll County 0.3
34 Issaquena County 0.3
34 Smith County 0.3
35 Alcorn County 0.29
35 DeSoto County 0.29
36 Lowndes County 0.28
36 Noxubee County 0.28
36 Union County 0.28
37 Franklin County 0.27
37 Oktibbeha County 0.27
37 Yalobusha County 0.27
38 Hancock County 0.26
38 Hinds County 0.26
38 Newton County 0.26
39 Lafayette County 0.25
39 Lamar County 0.25
40 Attala County 0.23
40 Winston County 0.23
41 Lincoln County 0.22
42 Stone County 0.21
43 Neshoba County 0.2
43 Webster County 0.2
44 Monroe County 0.19
45 Perry County 0.18
46 Choctaw County 0.17
46 George County 0.17
46 Marion County 0.17
47 Greene County 0.16
47 Rankin County 0.16
48 Clarke County 0.14
48 Pearl River County 0.14
49 Tishomingo County 0.11
50 Itawamba County 0.1
50 Prentiss County 0.1