Counties in Mississippi by black or African American population share, 2024

Claiborne County had the highest black or African American population share of 82 counties in 2024, at 85.9%. Tishomingo County had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 36.3% and the figure for Mississippi was 36.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest85.9Claiborne County
Median36.382 counties
Mississippi36.3History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 85.9 %85.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 82.9 %82.9Holmes CountyHolmes County: 81 %81Tunica CountyTunica County: 79.9 %79.9Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 78.2 %78.2Sharkey CountySharkey County: 75.8 %75.8Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 74.5 %74.5Leflore CountyLeflore County: 74.3 %74.3Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 73.6 %73.6Quitman CountyQuitman County: 73.5 %73.5Sunflower CountySunflower County: 72.7 %72.7Hinds CountyHinds County: 71.7 %71.7Washington CountyWashington County: 71.4 %71.4Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 67.2 %67.2Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 63.2 %63.2Issaquena CountyIssaquena County: 62.2 %62.2Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 60.8 %60.8Clay CountyClay County: 60.2 %60.2Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 59.5 %59.5Kemper CountyKemper County: 59.4 %59.4Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 57.1 %57.1Adams CountyAdams County: 56.1 %56.1Pike CountyPike County: 53.6 %53.6Jasper CountyJasper County: 52 %52Copiah CountyCopiah County: 50.6 %50.6Warren CountyWarren County: 48.6 %48.6Panola CountyPanola County: 48.2 %48.2Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 47.7 %47.7Winston CountyWinston County: 47.1 %47.1Grenada CountyGrenada County: 44.7 %44.7Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 44.6 %44.6Attala CountyAttala County: 44.2 %44.2Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 43.6 %43.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 42.8 %42.8Walthall CountyWalthall County: 41.9 %41.9Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 40.8 %40.8Amite CountyAmite County: 40.1 %40.1Leake CountyLeake County: 39 %39Wayne CountyWayne County: 37.9 %37.9Madison CountyMadison County: 37.1 %37.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Claiborne County85.9-0.1 pts
2Jefferson County82.9+1.9 pts
3Holmes County81-1.4 pts
4Tunica County79.9+0.5 pts
5Humphreys County78.2-0.7 pts
6Sharkey County75.8+2.1 pts
7Coahoma County74.5-1.4 pts
8Leflore County74.3-0.1 pts
9Noxubee County73.6-0.3 pts
10Quitman County73.5+1.6 pts
11Sunflower County72.7-0.3 pts
12Hinds County71.7-0.5 pts
13Washington County71.4-0.6 pts
14Wilkinson County67.2-0 pts
15Bolivar County63.2-0 pts
16Issaquena County62.2-8 pts
17Tallahatchie County60.8-1.2 pts
18Clay County60.20 pts
19Jefferson Davis County59.5-0.7 pts
20Kemper County59.4-1 pts
21Yazoo County57.1-0.5 pts
22Adams County56.1+0.6 pts
23Pike County53.6-0.5 pts
24Jasper County52-1.2 pts
25Copiah County50.6-0.2 pts
26Warren County48.6-0.2 pts
27Panola County48.2+0.2 pts
28Chickasaw County47.7+3.3 pts
29Winston County47.1-0.1 pts
30Grenada County44.7-0.1 pts
31Montgomery County44.6-0.6 pts
32Attala County44.2-1.2 pts
33Lowndes County43.6-0.2 pts
34Marshall County42.8-0.8 pts
35Walthall County41.9+1 pts
36Lauderdale County40.8-1.1 pts
37Amite County40.1-0 pts
38Leake County39-0.1 pts
39Wayne County37.9+0.7 pts
40Madison County37.1-0.2 pts
41Yalobusha County37+0.4 pts
42Simpson County35.6+0.1 pts
43Forrest County35.5-0.2 pts
44Oktibbeha County35.4-0.7 pts
45Franklin County35+0.1 pts
46Covington County34.8+0.1 pts
47Benton County34.5+0.2 pts
48Carroll County34.4-0 pts
49Scott County33.8+0.3 pts
50DeSoto County32.6+0.8 pts
51Lawrence County31.7-0.1 pts
52Newton County31.6-0.1 pts
53Marion County31.2-0.6 pts
54Clarke County31.2-3.2 pts
55Lincoln County30-0.2 pts
56Lee County29.90 pts
57Monroe County29.7-0.5 pts
58Tate County29.2-0.7 pts
59Jones County28.2-0.3 pts
60Choctaw County27.8-1.5 pts
61Calhoun County26.4-2.3 pts
62Greene County23.8-1 pts
63Harrison County23.4-0.6 pts
64Smith County23.1-1.1 pts
65Lafayette County22.6-0.5 pts
66Lamar County21.7+0.2 pts
67Neshoba County21.2-0.2 pts
68Rankin County20.9-0.7 pts
69Jackson County18.9-1.6 pts
70Webster County18.7+0.1 pts
71Stone County17.1-0.5 pts
72Perry County15.4-0.5 pts
73Pontotoc County14.7-0.1 pts
74Tippah County14-0.7 pts
75Union County13.6-2.5 pts
76Prentiss County12.8+1.4 pts
77Pearl River County12-0.3 pts
78Alcorn County10.2-0.4 pts
79George County7.2-0.6 pts
80Hancock County7.1+0.4 pts
81Itawamba County5.2-2.6 pts
82Tishomingo County1.20 pts

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Claiborne County, with 85.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Tishomingo County, with 1.2% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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