Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Mississippi counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (85.76%), followed by Claiborne County (83.95%), and Holmes County (82.32%).

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 2012
Jefferson
Claiborne
Holmes
Coahoma
Tunica
Humphreys
Sunflower
Leflore
Noxubee
Washington
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Jefferson County 85.76
2 Claiborne County 83.95
3 Holmes County 82.32
4 Coahoma County 75.23
5 Tunica County 74.91
6 Humphreys County 74.41
7 Sunflower County 72.65
8 Leflore County 72.03
9 Noxubee County 71.69
10 Washington County 71.25
11 Sharkey County 71.22
12 Wilkinson County 70.43
13 Hinds County 70.06
14 Quitman County 68.73
15 Bolivar County 64.45
16 Issaquena County 63.58
17 Kemper County 60.33
18 Jefferson Davis County 59.35
19 Clay County 58.55
20 Yazoo County 56.58
21 Tallahatchie County 55.93
22 Adams County 52.71
23 Pike County 52.29
24 Jasper County 51.95
25 Copiah County 50.6
26 Panola County 49.19
27 Warren County 47.26
28 Marshall County 47.25
29 Winston County 45.89
30 Montgomery County 45.4
31 Walthall County 43.83
32 Lowndes County 43.52
33 Lauderdale County 42.73
34 Chickasaw County 42.4
35 Attala County 42.02
36 Grenada County 41.75
37 Amite County 40.96
38 Leake County 40.56
39 Wayne County 38.7
40 Madison County 38.16
41 Yalobusha County 37.86
42 Scott County 37.25
43 Benton County 37.12
44 Forrest County 36.59
45 Oktibbeha County 36.37
46 Covington County 35.17
47 Simpson County 34.99
48 Clarke County 34.36
49 Franklin County 34.3
50 Carroll County 33.22
51 Marion County 32.22
52 Monroe County 30.51
53 Lawrence County 30.5
54 Tate County 30.4
55 Lincoln County 30.33
56 Newton County 29.87
57 Choctaw County 29.55
58 Jones County 28.59
59 Calhoun County 28.11
60 Lee County 27.68
61 Greene County 26.5
62 Lafayette County 23.87
63 DeSoto County 23
64 Harrison County 22.94
65 Smith County 22.86
66 Jackson County 21.43
67 Neshoba County 20.64
68 Webster County 19.62
69 Perry County 19.5
70 Lamar County 19.47
70 Stone County 19.47
71 Rankin County 19.4
72 Tippah County 15.59
73 Union County 14.54
74 Pontotoc County 14.45
75 Prentiss County 13.83
76 Pearl River County 12.38
77 Alcorn County 11.78
78 George County 8.11
79 Hancock County 7.38
80 Itawamba County 6.09
81 Tishomingo County 2.54