Counties in Mississippi by black or African American population share

Claiborne County had the highest black or African American population share of 82 counties in 2022, at 85.7%. Tishomingo County had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 37.1% and the figure for Mississippi was 37.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest85.7Claiborne County
Median37.182 counties
Mississippi37.1History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 85.7 %85.7Holmes CountyHolmes County: 83 %83Tunica CountyTunica County: 80.3 %80.3Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 78.6 %78.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 77.2 %77.2Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 75.9 %75.9Leflore CountyLeflore County: 74.7 %74.7Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 73.6 %73.6Sunflower CountySunflower County: 73.5 %73.5Hinds CountyHinds County: 72.7 %72.7Sharkey CountySharkey County: 72.5 %72.5Washington CountyWashington County: 71.9 %71.9Quitman CountyQuitman County: 71.8 %71.8Issaquena CountyIssaquena County: 70.4 %70.4Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 67.4 %67.4Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 63.2 %63.2Kemper CountyKemper County: 61.8 %61.8Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 61.5 %61.5Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 61 %61Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 60.4 %60.4Clay CountyClay County: 60 %60Pike CountyPike County: 54 %54Jasper CountyJasper County: 53.8 %53.8Adams CountyAdams County: 53.4 %53.4Copiah CountyCopiah County: 51.1 %51.1Panola CountyPanola County: 49.6 %49.6Warren CountyWarren County: 48.7 %48.7Winston CountyWinston County: 46.7 %46.7Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 46 %46Marshall CountyMarshall County: 45.5 %45.5Grenada CountyGrenada County: 44.9 %44.9Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 44.5 %44.5Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 43.7 %43.7Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 43.4 %43.4Attala CountyAttala County: 42.2 %42.2Walthall CountyWalthall County: 40.9 %40.9Amite CountyAmite County: 40.2 %40.2Leake CountyLeake County: 39.8 %39.8Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 38.3 %38.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 37.9 %37.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Claiborne County85.7-1.3 pts
2Holmes County83-1.2 pts
3Tunica County80.3+0.6 pts
4Humphreys County78.6+0.7 pts
5Jefferson County77.2-3.2 pts
6Coahoma County75.9+0.6 pts
7Leflore County74.7-0.1 pts
8Noxubee County73.6+0.6 pts
9Sunflower County73.5-2 pts
10Hinds County72.7-0 pts
11Sharkey County72.5+0.1 pts
12Washington County71.9-0 pts
13Quitman County71.8-1 pts
14Issaquena County70.4+6.7 pts
15Wilkinson County67.4-1.8 pts
16Bolivar County63.2-0.3 pts
17Kemper County61.8-0.2 pts
18Tallahatchie County61.5-0 pts
19Jefferson Davis County61-0.6 pts
20Yazoo County60.4+1.5 pts
21Clay County600 pts
22Pike County540 pts
23Jasper County53.8+0.5 pts
24Adams County53.4+1.3 pts
25Copiah County51.1-0.3 pts
26Panola County49.6+0.9 pts
27Warren County48.7-0.3 pts
28Winston County46.7-0.5 pts
29Montgomery County46+2.1 pts
30Marshall County45.5-0.9 pts
31Grenada County44.9+0.4 pts
32Lowndes County44.5+0.3 pts
33Chickasaw County43.7-0.6 pts
34Lauderdale County43.4-0.2 pts
35Attala County42.2-0.8 pts
36Walthall County40.9-3 pts
37Amite County40.2-0.6 pts
38Leake County39.8-2 pts
39Yalobusha County38.3+0.8 pts
40Wayne County37.9-0.6 pts
41Madison County37.6-0.2 pts
42Oktibbeha County36.6+0.2 pts
43Forrest County36.1-0.5 pts
44Carroll County35.8+0.3 pts
45Franklin County35.8-0 pts
46Scott County35.6-0.5 pts
47Simpson County35.1-1.6 pts
48Covington County34.9-1.2 pts
49Clarke County34.4-0.3 pts
50Benton County32.9+1.1 pts
51Marion County32.3-0.2 pts
52Lawrence County31.5-1.2 pts
53Newton County31.2+0.3 pts
54DeSoto County30.8+1.4 pts
55Tate County30.4+0.4 pts
56Lincoln County30.2-0.4 pts
57Monroe County30.2-0.2 pts
58Lee County29.70 pts
59Choctaw County29.2-0.7 pts
60Jones County28.9-0.4 pts
61Calhoun County28.40 pts
62Greene County25.4+0.4 pts
63Harrison County24.6-0.4 pts
64Smith County24.3+0.4 pts
65Lafayette County23.3-0 pts
66Neshoba County22.8+0.1 pts
67Rankin County21.6+0.1 pts
68Lamar County20.9+0.3 pts
69Jackson County20.3-0.3 pts
70Webster County18.5-0.8 pts
71Stone County16.1+0.3 pts
72Union County15.70 pts
73Tippah County14.5-0.9 pts
74Pontotoc County14.4-0.3 pts
75Pearl River County12.5-0.3 pts
76Perry County11.6-2.2 pts
77Prentiss County10.7-0.7 pts
78Alcorn County9.4-0.9 pts
79George County7.7-0.3 pts
80Hancock County6.9-0.2 pts
81Itawamba County6-1 pts
82Tishomingo County1.3-0.7 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 85.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tishomingo County, with 1.3% in 2022.

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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