Counties in Mississippi by foreign-born share of the population

Benton County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 82 counties in 2021, at 7.3%. Wilkinson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.3% and the figure for Mississippi was 2.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest7.3Benton County
Median1.382 counties
Mississippi2.3History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Benton CountyBenton County: 7.3 %7.3Adams CountyAdams County: 6.6 %6.6Scott CountyScott County: 5.3 %5.3Harrison CountyHarrison County: 4.4 %4.4Madison CountyMadison County: 4.2 %4.2Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 3.9 %3.9DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 3.9 %3.9Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 3.8 %3.8Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 3.7 %3.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.7 %3.7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 3.7 %3.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 3.4 %3.4Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 2.8 %2.8Union CountyUnion County: 2.7 %2.7Rankin CountyRankin County: 2.6 %2.6Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 2.5 %2.5Lamar CountyLamar County: 2.4 %2.4Forrest CountyForrest County: 2.4 %2.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 2.3 %2.3Tippah CountyTippah County: 2.3 %2.3Jones CountyJones County: 2.3 %2.3Warren CountyWarren County: 2.3 %2.3Lee CountyLee County: 2.2 %2.2Perry CountyPerry County: 2.2 %2.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 2.1 %2.1Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 1.9 %1.9Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 1.8 %1.8Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 1.8 %1.8George CountyGeorge County: 1.7 %1.7Leflore CountyLeflore County: 1.7 %1.7Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 1.7 %1.7Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 1.7 %1.7Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 1.7 %1.7Walthall CountyWalthall County: 1.7 %1.7Hinds CountyHinds County: 1.6 %1.6Leake CountyLeake County: 1.6 %1.6Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 1.5 %1.5Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 1.5 %1.5Copiah CountyCopiah County: 1.5 %1.5Greene CountyGreene County: 1.5 %1.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Benton County7.3
2Adams County6.6
3Scott County5.3
4Harrison County4.4
5Madison County4.2
6Oktibbeha County3.9
7DeSoto County3.9
8Pontotoc County3.8
9Lafayette County3.7
10Wayne County3.7
11Calhoun County3.7
12Jackson County3.4
13Yazoo County2.8
14Union County2.7
15Rankin County2.6
16Bolivar County2.5
17Lamar County2.4
18Forrest County2.4
19Marshall County2.3
20Tippah County2.3
21Jones County2.3
22Warren County2.3
23Lee County2.2
24Perry County2.2
25Hancock County2.1
26Chickasaw County1.9
27Tallahatchie County1.8
28Lowndes County1.8
29George County1.7
29Leflore County1.7
31Tishomingo County1.7
32Lauderdale County1.7
32Prentiss County1.7
34Walthall County1.7
35Hinds County1.6
36Leake County1.6
37Pearl River County1.5
38Alcorn County1.5
39Copiah County1.5
40Greene County1.5
41Newton County1.4
42Tate County1.2
43Simpson County1.2
44Stone County1.1
45Jefferson County1.1
46Humphreys County1
47Monroe County0.9
48Grenada County0.9
48Montgomery County0.9
50Smith County0.9
51Marion County0.9
52Tunica County0.8
53Pike County0.8
53Washington County0.8
55Attala County0.8
56Clarke County0.7
56Covington County0.7
56Lincoln County0.7
56Webster County0.7
60Neshoba County0.7
61Panola County0.7
62Claiborne County0.7
63Coahoma County0.6
64Lawrence County0.5
65Jefferson Davis County0.5
66Itawamba County0.5
66Noxubee County0.5
68Yalobusha County0.4
69Amite County0.4
70Clay County0.4
71Holmes County0.3
72Quitman County0.2
73Choctaw County0.2
74Kemper County0.2
75Franklin County0.1
75Sunflower County0.1
77Jasper County0.1
78Winston County0.1
79Carroll County0
79Issaquena County0
79Sharkey County0
79Wilkinson County0

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Benton County, with 7.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wilkinson County, with 0% in 2021.

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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