Counties in Mississippi by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Scott County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 82 counties in 2024, at 5.8%. Quitman County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 1.3% and the figure for Mississippi was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5.8Scott County
Median1.382 counties
Mississippi2.4History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Scott CountyScott County: 5.8 %5.8Benton CountyBenton County: 5.5 %5.5Adams CountyAdams County: 5.1 %5.1Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 4.9 %4.9Harrison CountyHarrison County: 4.7 %4.7Madison CountyMadison County: 4.4 %4.4DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 4 %4Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 3.8 %3.8Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 3.3 %3.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 3.3 %3.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.1 %3.1Forrest CountyForrest County: 3 %3Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 3 %3Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 2.9 %2.9Jones CountyJones County: 2.9 %2.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 2.8 %2.8Leake CountyLeake County: 2.7 %2.7Rankin CountyRankin County: 2.5 %2.5Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 2.5 %2.5Hancock CountyHancock County: 2.5 %2.5Lamar CountyLamar County: 2.5 %2.5Perry CountyPerry County: 2.4 %2.4Lee CountyLee County: 2.4 %2.4Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 2.4 %2.4Tippah CountyTippah County: 2.4 %2.4Copiah CountyCopiah County: 2.2 %2.2Hinds CountyHinds County: 2 %2Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 1.9 %1.9Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 1.8 %1.8Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 1.8 %1.8Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 1.8 %1.8Sunflower CountySunflower County: 1.8 %1.8Union CountyUnion County: 1.7 %1.7Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 1.7 %1.7Walthall CountyWalthall County: 1.7 %1.7Carroll CountyCarroll County: 1.5 %1.5Newton CountyNewton County: 1.4 %1.4Marion CountyMarion County: 1.4 %1.4Leflore CountyLeflore County: 1.4 %1.4Smith CountySmith County: 1.3 %1.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Scott County5.8+1.2 pts
2Benton County5.5-0.9 pts
3Adams County5.1+0.5 pts
4Oktibbeha County4.9+0.1 pts
5Harrison County4.7+0.2 pts
6Madison County4.40 pts
7DeSoto County4-0.1 pts
8Yazoo County3.8+0.3 pts
9Lafayette County3.3-0.5 pts
10Jackson County3.3-0.3 pts
11Wayne County3.1-1.2 pts
12Forrest County3+0.4 pts
13Calhoun County3-0.3 pts
14Alcorn County2.9+1.7 pts
15Jones County2.9+0.2 pts
16Marshall County2.8+0.5 pts
17Leake County2.7-0.1 pts
18Rankin County2.5-0 pts
19Pontotoc County2.5-0.6 pts
20Hancock County2.50 pts
21Lamar County2.5+0.1 pts
22Perry County2.4-0.7 pts
23Lee County2.40 pts
24Lowndes County2.4+0.1 pts
25Tippah County2.4+0.1 pts
26Copiah County2.2+0.8 pts
27Hinds County2+0.1 pts
28Pearl River County1.9+0.4 pts
29Coahoma County1.8+0.5 pts
29Tishomingo County1.8+0.3 pts
31Lauderdale County1.8+0.2 pts
31Sunflower County1.8+0.5 pts
33Union County1.7-0.7 pts
34Bolivar County1.7-0.7 pts
34Walthall County1.7+0.3 pts
36Carroll County1.5+0.4 pts
37Newton County1.4+0.3 pts
38Marion County1.4+0.5 pts
39Leflore County1.4-0.4 pts
40Smith County1.3+0.8 pts
41Warren County1.3-0.1 pts
42Tallahatchie County1.2+0.8 pts
43Covington County1.1-0.2 pts
44Tate County1.1+0.1 pts
45Stone County1.1+0.2 pts
46Simpson County1.1-0.3 pts
47Panola County1+0.1 pts
48Neshoba County0.9+0.1 pts
49Monroe County0.90 pts
50Greene County0.90 pts
50Grenada County0.9-0 pts
52Clarke County0.8-0.5 pts
53Lincoln County0.8-0.1 pts
54Prentiss County0.8-1.1 pts
55Itawamba County0.8-0 pts
56Claiborne County0.7-0.1 pts
56Washington County0.7-0.1 pts
58Chickasaw County0.7-1.4 pts
58George County0.70 pts
60Choctaw County0.7+0.4 pts
60Webster County0.70 pts
62Jasper County0.6+0.3 pts
63Noxubee County0.6+0.1 pts
64Pike County0.60 pts
65Kemper County0.5+0.2 pts
66Amite County0.5+0.1 pts
67Issaquena County0.4+0.1 pts
68Tunica County0.4-0.3 pts
69Holmes County0.40 pts
70Clay County0.4-0.3 pts
70Humphreys County0.4+0.1 pts
72Yalobusha County0.40 pts
73Franklin County0.3-0 pts
74Montgomery County0.2-0 pts
74Winston County0.2-0 pts
76Jefferson County0.2-0.1 pts
77Attala County0.20 pts
77Sharkey County0.2+0.1 pts
79Jefferson Davis County0.1-0.1 pts
80Wilkinson County0.1+0.1 pts
81Lawrence County0.1-0.2 pts
82Quitman County0.1-0 pts

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

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 B05002: foreign-born population 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-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Scott County, with 5.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Quitman County, with 0.1% 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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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