Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Mississippi counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (85.43%), followed by Claiborne County (84.23%), and Holmes County (82.36%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010
Jefferson
Claiborne
Holmes
Coahoma
Humphreys
Tunica
Sunflower
Leflore
Noxubee
Washington
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Jefferson County 85.43
2 Claiborne County 84.23
3 Holmes County 82.36
4 Coahoma County 75.42
5 Humphreys County 74.23
6 Tunica County 73.45
7 Sunflower County 72.61
8 Leflore County 72.01
9 Noxubee County 71.54
10 Washington County 71.15
11 Wilkinson County 70.62
12 Sharkey County 70.55
13 Quitman County 69.41
14 Hinds County 69.05
15 Issaquena County 64.72
16 Bolivar County 63.93
17 Kemper County 60.03
18 Jefferson Davis County 59.69
19 Clay County 58.06
20 Yazoo County 56.61
21 Tallahatchie County 56.18
22 Adams County 52.68
23 Jasper County 52.31
24 Pike County 51.48
25 Copiah County 50.71
26 Panola County 48.43
27 Warren County 46.94
28 Marshall County 46.87
29 Winston County 45.5
30 Montgomery County 45.19
31 Walthall County 44.18
32 Lowndes County 43.36
33 Lauderdale County 42.67
34 Chickasaw County 41.98
35 Attala County 41.91
36 Grenada County 41.5
37 Amite County 41.04
38 Leake County 40.49
39 Wayne County 38.84
40 Madison County 38.18
41 Yalobusha County 37.63
42 Scott County 37.15
43 Benton County 37.12
44 Oktibbeha County 36.26
45 Forrest County 36.09
46 Simpson County 35.01
47 Covington County 34.78
48 Franklin County 34.45
49 Clarke County 34.43
50 Carroll County 32.58
51 Marion County 32.26
52 Monroe County 30.81
53 Lawrence County 30.79
54 Tate County 30.35
55 Newton County 30.04
56 Choctaw County 29.99
57 Lincoln County 29.9
58 Jones County 28.26
59 Calhoun County 27.57
60 Lee County 27.21
61 Greene County 25.93
62 Lafayette County 23.58
63 Smith County 22.86
64 Harrison County 22.02
65 DeSoto County 21.95
66 Jackson County 21.35
67 Neshoba County 20.78
68 Perry County 20.12
69 Webster County 19.89
70 Lamar County 19.6
71 Stone County 19.12
72 Rankin County 19.01
73 Tippah County 15.84
74 Union County 14.44
75 Pontotoc County 13.84
75 Prentiss County 13.84
76 Pearl River County 12.3
77 Alcorn County 11.39
78 George County 8.1
79 Hancock County 7.03
80 Itawamba County 5.96
81 Tishomingo County 2.63