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 2022, at 6.9%. 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.

Highest6.9Benton County
Median1.382 counties
Mississippi2.3History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Benton CountyBenton County: 6.9 %6.9Adams CountyAdams County: 5.4 %5.4Scott CountyScott County: 5.3 %5.3Madison CountyMadison County: 4.2 %4.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 4.2 %4.2Harrison CountyHarrison County: 4 %4DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 4 %4Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 4 %4Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 3.8 %3.8Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 3.5 %3.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 3.5 %3.5Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 3.2 %3.2Perry CountyPerry County: 2.9 %2.9Union CountyUnion County: 2.6 %2.6Leake CountyLeake County: 2.6 %2.6Rankin CountyRankin County: 2.6 %2.6Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 2.5 %2.5Forrest CountyForrest County: 2.5 %2.5Lee CountyLee County: 2.5 %2.5Warren CountyWarren County: 2.4 %2.4Jones CountyJones County: 2.4 %2.4Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 2.3 %2.3Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 2.2 %2.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 2.2 %2.2Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 2.1 %2.1Lamar CountyLamar County: 2.1 %2.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 2 %2Tippah CountyTippah County: 2 %2Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 1.9 %1.9Simpson CountySimpson County: 1.8 %1.8Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 1.7 %1.7Walthall CountyWalthall County: 1.7 %1.7Leflore CountyLeflore County: 1.7 %1.7George CountyGeorge County: 1.7 %1.7Hinds CountyHinds County: 1.6 %1.6Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 1.6 %1.6Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 1.6 %1.6Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 1.5 %1.5Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 1.5 %1.5Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 1.5 %1.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Benton County6.9-0.5 pts
2Adams County5.4-1.3 pts
3Scott County5.30 pts
4Madison County4.2-0 pts
5Wayne County4.2+0.5 pts
6Harrison County4-0.4 pts
7DeSoto County4+0.1 pts
8Oktibbeha County40 pts
9Calhoun County3.8+0.1 pts
10Lafayette County3.5-0.2 pts
11Jackson County3.5+0.1 pts
12Pontotoc County3.2-0.7 pts
13Perry County2.9+0.7 pts
14Union County2.6-0.1 pts
15Leake County2.6+1 pts
15Rankin County2.6-0 pts
17Chickasaw County2.5+0.6 pts
18Forrest County2.5+0.1 pts
19Lee County2.5+0.2 pts
20Warren County2.4+0.1 pts
21Jones County2.4+0.1 pts
22Lowndes County2.3+0.5 pts
23Bolivar County2.2-0.2 pts
24Hancock County2.2+0.1 pts
25Yazoo County2.1-0.7 pts
26Lamar County2.1-0.3 pts
27Marshall County2-0.4 pts
28Tippah County2-0.4 pts
29Tishomingo County1.9+0.2 pts
30Simpson County1.8+0.7 pts
31Prentiss County1.7+0.1 pts
31Walthall County1.7+0.1 pts
33Leflore County1.70 pts
34George County1.7-0 pts
35Hinds County1.60 pts
36Pearl River County1.6+0.1 pts
37Tallahatchie County1.6-0.3 pts
38Alcorn County1.5+0.1 pts
39Coahoma County1.5+0.9 pts
39Lauderdale County1.5-0.2 pts
41Copiah County1.4-0.1 pts
42Tate County1.20 pts
43Covington County1.2+0.4 pts
43Newton County1.2-0.3 pts
45Grenada County1.1+0.2 pts
46Claiborne County1+0.4 pts
47Clarke County1+0.3 pts
48Jefferson County1-0.1 pts
49Monroe County0.9-0 pts
50Greene County0.9-0.6 pts
51Smith County0.9-0 pts
52Tunica County0.80 pts
53Lincoln County0.8+0.1 pts
53Washington County0.80 pts
55Noxubee County0.8+0.3 pts
55Sunflower County0.8+0.7 pts
57Marion County0.7-0.1 pts
58Neshoba County0.70 pts
58Pike County0.7-0 pts
60Webster County0.7-0 pts
61Lawrence County0.7+0.2 pts
62Panola County0.7-0 pts
63Stone County0.5-0.6 pts
64Itawamba County0.50 pts
65Montgomery County0.5-0.5 pts
66Clay County0.5+0.1 pts
67Jasper County0.4+0.3 pts
68Jefferson Davis County0.4-0.1 pts
69Holmes County0.30 pts
69Humphreys County0.3-0.7 pts
71Attala County0.3-0.4 pts
72Kemper County0.3+0.1 pts
73Yalobusha County0.3-0.1 pts
74Winston County0.2+0.2 pts
75Amite County0.2-0.2 pts
76Quitman County0.2-0.1 pts
77Choctaw County0.1-0.1 pts
77Franklin County0.10 pts
79Carroll County00 pts
79Issaquena County00 pts
79Sharkey County00 pts
79Wilkinson County00 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Benton County, with 6.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wilkinson County, with 0% 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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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