Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Black)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | N/A | 37.0 | 1,090,777 | 2 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 41,070,890 | N/A |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 86.2 | 7,681 | 1 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 82.4 | 13,591 | 2 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 81.2 | 5,789 | 4 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 79.6 | 7,630 | 5 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 78.8 | 5,966 | 6 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 75.9 | 15,784 | 9 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 74.5 | 20,432 | 10 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 73.8 | 7,485 | 12 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 73.7 | 2,835 | 13 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 73.0 | 18,498 | 14 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 72.4 | 161,009 | 15 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 72.2 | 4,267 | 16 |
| Washington County | Rural | 72.2 | 31,511 | 16 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 70.1 | 768 | 25 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 67.2 | 5,628 | 28 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 63.2 | 19,074 | 33 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 62.1 | 7,675 | 36 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 60.4 | 5,352 | 40 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 60.2 | 6,729 | 41 |
| Clay County | Rural | 60.1 | 11,095 | 42 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 58.1 | 15,594 | 52 |
| Adams County | Rural | 55.5 | 16,141 | 62 |
| Pike County | Rural | 54.1 | 21,599 | 72 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 53.2 | 8,630 | 77 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 50.7 | 14,196 | 89 |
| Warren County | Rural | 49.0 | 21,358 | 101 |
| Panola County | Rural | 48.1 | 15,845 | 108 |
| Winston County | Rural | 47.2 | 8,319 | 113 |
| Attala County | Rural | 45.4 | 8,028 | 124 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 45.2 | 4,389 | 128 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 44.8 | 9,559 | 131 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 44.5 | 7,568 | 134 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 44.0 | 25,585 | 137 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 43.7 | 14,800 | 139 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 42.0 | 30,200 | 150 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 40.8 | 5,662 | 164 |
| Amite County | Rural | 40.1 | 5,053 | 174 |
| Leake County | Rural | 39.1 | 8,319 | 186 |
| Madison County | Urban | 37.3 | 41,181 | 202 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 37.1 | 7,318 | 205 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 36.7 | 4,559 | 212 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 36.2 | 18,650 | 216 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 35.8 | 27,898 | 220 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 35.5 | 9,156 | 223 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 35.0 | 2,678 | 227 |
| Covington County | Rural | 34.6 | 6,313 | 235 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 34.5 | 3,394 | 236 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 34.4 | 5,300 | 237 |
| Benton County | Urban | 34.2 | 2,600 | 239 |
| Scott County | Urban | 33.5 | 9,291 | 244 |
| Marion County | Rural | 32.1 | 7,802 | 264 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 32.0 | 60,277 | 266 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 31.8 | 3,775 | 269 |
| Newton County | Rural | 31.8 | 6,735 | 269 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 30.3 | 10,542 | 292 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 30.2 | 10,242 | 294 |
| Lee County | Rural | 29.9 | 24,885 | 297 |
| Tate County | Urban | 29.9 | 8,421 | 297 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 29.3 | 2,395 | 308 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 28.7 | 3,744 | 322 |
| Jones County | Rural | 28.7 | 19,200 | 322 |
| Greene County | Rural | 24.8 | 3,375 | 389 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 24.1 | 50,579 | 399 |
| Smith County | Rural | 24.1 | 3,421 | 399 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 23.1 | 13,173 | 421 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 21.6 | 14,048 | 450 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 21.6 | 34,246 | 450 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 21.4 | 6,201 | 455 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 20.5 | 29,659 | 465 |
| Webster County | Rural | 18.6 | 1,845 | 510 |
| Stone County | Urban | 18.0 | 3,329 | 525 |
| Union County | Rural | 16.1 | 4,520 | 565 |
| Perry County | Urban | 15.8 | 1,813 | 567 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 14.8 | 4,626 | 594 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 14.7 | 3,183 | 599 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 12.3 | 7,003 | 677 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 11.4 | 2,855 | 708 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 10.9 | 3,765 | 731 |
| George County | Rural | 7.8 | 1,933 | 888 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 7.8 | 1,867 | 888 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 6.8 | 3,119 | 959 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 1.2 | 217 | 1,924 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/08/2025 2:10 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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 07/08/2025 2:10 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.