Demographics Table
County![]() |
Value (Percent)![]() |
People (Black)![]() |
Rank within US (of 3146 counties) ![]() |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 12.7 | 41,234,642 | N/A |
Mississippi | 37.7 | 1,125,623 | 2 of 52 |
Hinds County | 72.6 | 173,413 | 17 |
Harrison County | 24.9 | 50,994 | 406 |
DeSoto County | 27.3 | 48,835 | 364 |
Madison County | 38.0 | 39,731 | 206 |
Lauderdale County | 43.7 | 33,333 | 145 |
Washington County | 72.2 | 33,235 | 18 |
Rankin County | 20.8 | 31,723 | 480 |
Jackson County | 21.3 | 30,305 | 468 |
Forrest County | 37.2 | 27,951 | 213 |
Lowndes County | 43.8 | 25,902 | 144 |
Lee County | 29.5 | 25,089 | 328 |
Warren County | 49.4 | 22,978 | 100 |
Leflore County | 74.2 | 21,683 | 13 |
Pike County | 54.3 | 21,456 | 75 |
Bolivar County | 64.2 | 20,453 | 31 |
Jones County | 29.4 | 20,077 | 331 |
Sunflower County | 73.9 | 19,332 | 14 |
Oktibbeha County | 37.0 | 18,312 | 217 |
Coahoma County | 77.6 | 18,050 | 7 |
Adams County | 56.3 | 17,610 | 66 |
Yazoo County | 59.6 | 17,027 | 51 |
Marshall County | 47.8 | 17,017 | 111 |
Panola County | 48.6 | 16,616 | 106 |
Holmes County | 84.0 | 14,903 | 3 |
Copiah County | 51.6 | 14,698 | 93 |
Lafayette County | 23.6 | 12,657 | 429 |
Lamar County | 20.1 | 12,446 | 502 |
Clay County | 60.0 | 11,784 | 49 |
Monroe County | 31.2 | 11,132 | 290 |
Lincoln County | 31.9 | 10,957 | 282 |
Scott County | 38.1 | 10,791 | 205 |
Simpson County | 36.6 | 9,851 | 220 |
Leake County | 41.9 | 9,555 | 166 |
Grenada County | 43.4 | 9,161 | 149 |
Jasper County | 54.3 | 8,964 | 74 |
Winston County | 46.9 | 8,553 | 117 |
Tate County | 29.9 | 8,494 | 318 |
Wayne County | 41.0 | 8,359 | 181 |
Marion County | 32.6 | 8,140 | 274 |
Claiborne County | 87.2 | 7,928 | 1 |
Tunica County | 78.5 | 7,838 | 6 |
Attala County | 42.3 | 7,792 | 162 |
Noxubee County | 72.2 | 7,721 | 19 |
Chickasaw County | 44.3 | 7,616 | 140 |
Tallahatchie County | 53.7 | 7,599 | 79 |
Pearl River County | 12.8 | 7,055 | 689 |
Jefferson Davis County | 61.3 | 6,950 | 45 |
Covington County | 36.6 | 6,946 | 222 |
Walthall County | 46.3 | 6,706 | 124 |
Newton County | 30.5 | 6,515 | 303 |
Humphreys County | 76.0 | 6,375 | 9 |
Wilkinson County | 71.1 | 6,307 | 22 |
Jefferson County | 85.8 | 6,198 | 2 |
Neshoba County | 20.9 | 6,145 | 475 |
Kemper County | 61.7 | 6,134 | 41 |
Clarke County | 35.5 | 5,592 | 237 |
Amite County | 41.9 | 5,202 | 167 |
Quitman County | 72.0 | 5,176 | 20 |
Pontotoc County | 16.0 | 5,068 | 589 |
Yalobusha County | 39.7 | 4,904 | 193 |
Alcorn County | 12.1 | 4,492 | 704 |
Montgomery County | 44.2 | 4,446 | 141 |
Union County | 15.5 | 4,424 | 597 |
Lawrence County | 32.5 | 4,109 | 275 |
Calhoun County | 27.4 | 3,968 | 362 |
Hancock County | 8.0 | 3,765 | 899 |
Tippah County | 16.7 | 3,686 | 568 |
Smith County | 23.0 | 3,675 | 441 |
Greene County | 25.9 | 3,538 | 388 |
Carroll County | 34.7 | 3,499 | 246 |
Stone County | 18.3 | 3,351 | 538 |
Sharkey County | 74.6 | 3,284 | 12 |
Benton County | 34.2 | 2,813 | 254 |
Franklin County | 36.0 | 2,782 | 231 |
Choctaw County | 31.0 | 2,566 | 294 |
Prentiss County | 10.0 | 2,533 | 796 |
Perry County | 19.8 | 2,379 | 507 |
Webster County | 20.4 | 1,995 | 487 |
George County | 8.0 | 1,920 | 898 |
Itawamba County | 7.3 | 1,709 | 942 |
Issaquena County | 61.6 | 839 | 42 |
Tishomingo County | 2.7 | 516 | 1,496 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/26/2022 11:26 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/26/2022 11:26 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.