Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Black)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | N/A | 36.4 | 1,072,849 | 2 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.2 | 40,919,547 | N/A |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 86.1 | 7,389 | 1 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 82.9 | 5,857 | 2 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 81.0 | 13,116 | 4 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 79.9 | 7,566 | 5 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 78.2 | 5,780 | 6 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 75.7 | 2,933 | 9 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 74.4 | 15,292 | 10 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 74.3 | 20,177 | 11 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 73.7 | 4,258 | 13 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 73.6 | 7,374 | 14 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 72.7 | 17,693 | 15 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 71.9 | 157,160 | 16 |
| Washington County | Rural | 71.6 | 30,599 | 17 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 67.2 | 5,482 | 28 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 63.2 | 18,674 | 32 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 62.2 | 577 | 34 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 60.8 | 7,155 | 37 |
| Clay County | Rural | 60.2 | 11,058 | 41 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 59.5 | 6,613 | 44 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 59.4 | 5,187 | 46 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 57.5 | 14,288 | 53 |
| Adams County | Rural | 56.0 | 16,144 | 60 |
| Pike County | Rural | 53.7 | 21,253 | 74 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 52.0 | 8,355 | 84 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 50.5 | 14,080 | 94 |
| Warren County | Rural | 48.7 | 20,966 | 103 |
| Panola County | Rural | 48.3 | 15,844 | 105 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 47.9 | 8,100 | 107 |
| Winston County | Rural | 47.1 | 8,260 | 115 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 44.7 | 9,489 | 127 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 44.6 | 4,283 | 130 |
| Attala County | Rural | 44.2 | 7,741 | 131 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 43.7 | 25,301 | 134 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 42.9 | 14,570 | 140 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 41.9 | 5,792 | 150 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 40.8 | 29,202 | 158 |
| Amite County | Rural | 40.1 | 5,033 | 167 |
| Leake County | Rural | 39.0 | 8,307 | 181 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 37.9 | 7,465 | 190 |
| Madison County | Urban | 37.1 | 41,466 | 199 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 37.0 | 4,598 | 202 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 35.6 | 9,134 | 220 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 35.5 | 27,807 | 221 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 35.5 | 18,365 | 221 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 35.0 | 2,670 | 224 |
| Covington County | Rural | 34.8 | 6,313 | 226 |
| Benton County | Urban | 34.5 | 2,616 | 231 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 34.4 | 3,335 | 232 |
| Scott County | Urban | 33.8 | 9,375 | 237 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 32.6 | 62,459 | 252 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 31.7 | 3,737 | 263 |
| Newton County | Rural | 31.6 | 6,664 | 264 |
| Marion County | Rural | 31.5 | 7,625 | 266 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 31.2 | 4,777 | 271 |
| Lee County | Rural | 30.0 | 24,874 | 287 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 30.0 | 10,469 | 287 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 29.7 | 10,034 | 295 |
| Tate County | Urban | 29.2 | 8,266 | 301 |
| Jones County | Rural | 28.5 | 18,974 | 313 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 27.8 | 2,255 | 326 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 26.6 | 3,439 | 349 |
| Greene County | Rural | 23.8 | 3,241 | 395 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 23.5 | 49,653 | 406 |
| Smith County | Rural | 23.0 | 3,257 | 419 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 22.7 | 13,220 | 427 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 21.8 | 14,306 | 444 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 21.2 | 6,143 | 450 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 20.9 | 33,225 | 456 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 19.0 | 27,543 | 494 |
| Webster County | Rural | 18.7 | 1,861 | 504 |
| Stone County | Urban | 17.3 | 3,271 | 528 |
| Perry County | Urban | 15.4 | 1,758 | 572 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 14.7 | 4,639 | 588 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 14.0 | 3,009 | 615 |
| Union County | Rural | 13.6 | 3,831 | 630 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 12.8 | 3,228 | 651 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 12.0 | 6,888 | 680 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 10.2 | 3,486 | 756 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 7.3 | 3,352 | 914 |
| George County | Rural | 7.2 | 1,811 | 920 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 5.2 | 1,240 | 1,087 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 1.2 | 222 | 1,921 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 12:56 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.