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 2023, at 86.1%. Tishomingo County had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 36.4% and the figure for Mississippi was 36.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest86.1Claiborne County
Median36.482 counties
Mississippi36.9History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 86.1 %86.1Holmes CountyHolmes County: 82.4 %82.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 81 %81Tunica CountyTunica County: 79.3 %79.3Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 78.8 %78.8Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 75.9 %75.9Leflore CountyLeflore County: 74.5 %74.5Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 73.9 %73.9Sharkey CountySharkey County: 73.7 %73.7Sunflower CountySunflower County: 73 %73Hinds CountyHinds County: 72.2 %72.2Washington CountyWashington County: 72 %72Quitman CountyQuitman County: 71.9 %71.9Issaquena CountyIssaquena County: 70.1 %70.1Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 67.2 %67.2Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 63.2 %63.2Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 62 %62Kemper CountyKemper County: 60.4 %60.4Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 60.2 %60.2Clay CountyClay County: 60.1 %60.1Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 57.7 %57.7Adams CountyAdams County: 55.5 %55.5Pike CountyPike County: 54.1 %54.1Jasper CountyJasper County: 53.2 %53.2Copiah CountyCopiah County: 50.7 %50.7Warren CountyWarren County: 48.8 %48.8Panola CountyPanola County: 48 %48Winston CountyWinston County: 47.2 %47.2Attala CountyAttala County: 45.4 %45.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 45.2 %45.2Grenada CountyGrenada County: 44.8 %44.8Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 44.4 %44.4Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 43.8 %43.8Marshall CountyMarshall County: 43.6 %43.6Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 41.9 %41.9Walthall CountyWalthall County: 40.8 %40.8Amite CountyAmite County: 40.1 %40.1Leake CountyLeake County: 39.1 %39.1Madison CountyMadison County: 37.3 %37.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 37.2 %37.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Claiborne County86.1+0.4 pts
2Holmes County82.4-0.6 pts
3Jefferson County81+3.8 pts
4Tunica County79.3-1 pts
5Humphreys County78.8+0.3 pts
6Coahoma County75.9-0.1 pts
7Leflore County74.5-0.2 pts
8Noxubee County73.9+0.3 pts
9Sharkey County73.7+1.1 pts
10Sunflower County73-0.5 pts
11Hinds County72.2-0.6 pts
12Washington County72+0.1 pts
13Quitman County71.9+0.1 pts
14Issaquena County70.1-0.3 pts
15Wilkinson County67.2-0.2 pts
16Bolivar County63.2+0.1 pts
17Tallahatchie County62+0.6 pts
18Kemper County60.4-1.4 pts
19Jefferson Davis County60.2-0.8 pts
20Clay County60.1+0.1 pts
21Yazoo County57.7-2.8 pts
22Adams County55.5+2.1 pts
23Pike County54.1+0.1 pts
24Jasper County53.2-0.6 pts
25Copiah County50.7-0.3 pts
26Warren County48.8+0.2 pts
27Panola County48-1.6 pts
28Winston County47.2+0.6 pts
29Attala County45.4+3.2 pts
30Montgomery County45.2-0.8 pts
31Grenada County44.8-0.1 pts
32Chickasaw County44.4+0.7 pts
33Lowndes County43.8-0.7 pts
34Marshall County43.6-1.9 pts
35Lauderdale County41.9-1.5 pts
36Walthall County40.8-0.1 pts
37Amite County40.1-0.1 pts
38Leake County39.1-0.7 pts
39Madison County37.3-0.3 pts
40Wayne County37.2-0.7 pts
41Yalobusha County36.6-1.7 pts
42Oktibbeha County36.1-0.5 pts
43Forrest County35.7-0.4 pts
44Simpson County35.5+0.4 pts
45Franklin County35-0.8 pts
46Covington County34.6-0.3 pts
47Carroll County34.5-1.3 pts
48Clarke County34.40 pts
49Benton County34.3+1.3 pts
50Scott County33.5-2.2 pts
51Marion County31.9-0.4 pts
52DeSoto County31.8+1 pts
53Lawrence County31.8+0.3 pts
54Newton County31.7+0.5 pts
55Lincoln County30.20 pts
56Monroe County30.20 pts
57Tate County29.9-0.5 pts
58Lee County29.9+0.1 pts
59Choctaw County29.3+0.1 pts
60Calhoun County28.7+0.3 pts
61Jones County28.5-0.4 pts
62Greene County24.8-0.6 pts
63Smith County24.1-0.2 pts
64Harrison County23.9-0.7 pts
65Lafayette County23.1-0.3 pts
66Rankin County21.6+0.1 pts
67Lamar County21.6+0.6 pts
68Neshoba County21.4-1.3 pts
69Jackson County20.4+0.1 pts
70Webster County18.6+0.1 pts
71Stone County17.5+1.4 pts
72Union County16.1+0.5 pts
73Perry County15.8+4.2 pts
74Pontotoc County14.7+0.3 pts
75Tippah County14.7+0.2 pts
76Pearl River County12.3-0.2 pts
77Prentiss County11.4+0.7 pts
78Alcorn County10.6+1.2 pts
79Itawamba County7.8+1.8 pts
80George County7.8+0.1 pts
81Hancock County6.7-0.1 pts
82Tishomingo County1.1-0.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 86.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tishomingo County, with 1.1% in 2023.

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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