Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Black)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12.6 | 41,393,012 | N/A |
| Mississippi | 37.5 | 1,113,414 | 2 of 52 |
| Tishomingo County | 2.0 | 386 | 1,635 |
| Itawamba County | 7.0 | 1,664 | 964 |
| Hancock County | 7.0 | 3,231 | 960 |
| George County | 8.0 | 1,931 | 891 |
| Alcorn County | 10.6 | 3,699 | 761 |
| Prentiss County | 11.4 | 2,859 | 722 |
| Pearl River County | 12.8 | 7,142 | 673 |
| Perry County | 13.8 | 1,603 | 638 |
| Pontotoc County | 15.5 | 4,813 | 593 |
| Tippah County | 15.5 | 3,386 | 592 |
| Union County | 15.6 | 4,346 | 587 |
| Stone County | 16.0 | 2,930 | 579 |
| Webster County | 19.2 | 1,912 | 511 |
| Lamar County | 20.6 | 13,096 | 476 |
| Jackson County | 20.7 | 29,623 | 472 |
| Rankin County | 21.5 | 33,570 | 461 |
| Neshoba County | 22.6 | 6,596 | 439 |
| Lafayette County | 23.4 | 13,049 | 423 |
| Smith County | 23.9 | 3,465 | 415 |
| Greene County | 25.0 | 3,420 | 398 |
| Harrison County | 25.2 | 52,282 | 395 |
| Calhoun County | 28.4 | 3,807 | 339 |
| Jones County | 29.5 | 19,855 | 319 |
| DeSoto County | 29.5 | 54,020 | 318 |
| Lee County | 29.8 | 24,840 | 312 |
| Choctaw County | 29.9 | 2,470 | 310 |
| Tate County | 30.0 | 8,450 | 304 |
| Monroe County | 30.4 | 10,470 | 301 |
| Lincoln County | 30.6 | 10,677 | 295 |
| Newton County | 31.1 | 6,651 | 289 |
| Benton County | 32.1 | 2,467 | 275 |
| Lawrence County | 32.6 | 3,933 | 265 |
| Marion County | 32.8 | 8,076 | 263 |
| Clarke County | 34.7 | 5,439 | 240 |
| Carroll County | 35.5 | 3,570 | 231 |
| Franklin County | 35.8 | 2,758 | 228 |
| Covington County | 36.1 | 6,673 | 223 |
| Scott County | 36.3 | 10,181 | 220 |
| Oktibbeha County | 36.4 | 18,709 | 218 |
| Forrest County | 36.7 | 28,517 | 215 |
| Simpson County | 36.7 | 9,568 | 214 |
| Yalobusha County | 37.6 | 4,737 | 205 |
| Madison County | 37.8 | 40,921 | 203 |
| Wayne County | 38.5 | 7,638 | 197 |
| Amite County | 40.8 | 5,193 | 175 |
| Leake County | 41.8 | 8,971 | 160 |
| Attala County | 43.0 | 7,743 | 151 |
| Lauderdale County | 43.7 | 32,218 | 146 |
| Walthall County | 43.9 | 6,136 | 145 |
| Montgomery County | 43.9 | 4,371 | 144 |
| Grenada County | 44.5 | 9,620 | 139 |
| Lowndes County | 44.5 | 26,234 | 138 |
| Chickasaw County | 44.7 | 7,651 | 134 |
| Marshall County | 46.4 | 15,803 | 121 |
| Winston County | 47.6 | 8,498 | 113 |
| Panola County | 48.7 | 16,207 | 107 |
| Warren County | 48.9 | 22,095 | 104 |
| Copiah County | 51.3 | 14,599 | 92 |
| Adams County | 52.9 | 15,833 | 81 |
| Pike County | 54.1 | 21,786 | 74 |
| Jasper County | 54.2 | 8,898 | 73 |
| Yazoo County | 59.3 | 16,545 | 50 |
| Clay County | 60.0 | 11,259 | 48 |
| Tallahatchie County | 61.5 | 7,945 | 43 |
| Jefferson Davis County | 61.6 | 7,002 | 41 |
| Kemper County | 62.1 | 5,717 | 37 |
| Bolivar County | 63.5 | 19,881 | 35 |
| Issaquena County | 63.7 | 708 | 32 |
| Wilkinson County | 69.1 | 6,020 | 26 |
| Washington County | 72.1 | 32,893 | 19 |
| Sharkey County | 72.4 | 3,012 | 18 |
| Quitman County | 72.9 | 4,614 | 17 |
| Noxubee County | 73.0 | 7,602 | 16 |
| Hinds County | 73.0 | 168,553 | 15 |
| Leflore County | 74.7 | 21,334 | 12 |
| Sunflower County | 75.6 | 19,867 | 10 |
| Coahoma County | 75.6 | 16,501 | 9 |
| Humphreys County | 78.0 | 6,178 | 7 |
| Tunica County | 79.9 | 7,949 | 5 |
| Jefferson County | 83.3 | 6,072 | 3 |
| Holmes County | 84.3 | 14,535 | 2 |
| Claiborne County | 87.1 | 7,941 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/24/2023 6:04 pm.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/24/2023 6:04 pm.
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.