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 2023, at 6.4%. Wilkinson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.2% and the figure for Mississippi was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6.4Benton County
Median1.282 counties
Mississippi2.4History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Benton CountyBenton County: 6.4 %6.4Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 4.8 %4.8Adams CountyAdams County: 4.7 %4.7Scott CountyScott County: 4.6 %4.6Harrison CountyHarrison County: 4.4 %4.4Madison CountyMadison County: 4.4 %4.4Wayne CountyWayne County: 4.3 %4.3DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 4.2 %4.2Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 3.8 %3.8Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 3.5 %3.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 3.5 %3.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 3.4 %3.4Perry CountyPerry County: 3.1 %3.1Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 3.1 %3.1Leake CountyLeake County: 2.8 %2.8Jones CountyJones County: 2.7 %2.7Forrest CountyForrest County: 2.6 %2.6Rankin CountyRankin County: 2.6 %2.6Hancock CountyHancock County: 2.5 %2.5Union CountyUnion County: 2.5 %2.5Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 2.5 %2.5Lee CountyLee County: 2.4 %2.4Lamar CountyLamar County: 2.3 %2.3Marshall CountyMarshall County: 2.3 %2.3Tippah CountyTippah County: 2.3 %2.3Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 2.3 %2.3Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 2.2 %2.2Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 1.9 %1.9Hinds CountyHinds County: 1.9 %1.9Leflore CountyLeflore County: 1.8 %1.8Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 1.6 %1.6Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 1.6 %1.6Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 1.5 %1.5Copiah CountyCopiah County: 1.5 %1.5Simpson CountySimpson County: 1.4 %1.4Walthall CountyWalthall County: 1.4 %1.4Warren CountyWarren County: 1.4 %1.4Clarke CountyClarke County: 1.4 %1.4Covington CountyCovington County: 1.3 %1.3Sunflower CountySunflower County: 1.3 %1.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Benton County6.4-0.4 pts
2Oktibbeha County4.8+0.8 pts
3Adams County4.7-0.7 pts
4Scott County4.6-0.7 pts
5Harrison County4.4+0.4 pts
6Madison County4.4+0.2 pts
7Wayne County4.3+0.1 pts
8DeSoto County4.2+0.2 pts
9Lafayette County3.8+0.2 pts
10Yazoo County3.5+1.5 pts
11Jackson County3.50 pts
12Calhoun County3.4-0.4 pts
13Perry County3.1+0.3 pts
14Pontotoc County3.1-0.1 pts
15Leake County2.8+0.2 pts
16Jones County2.7+0.3 pts
17Forrest County2.6+0.1 pts
18Rankin County2.6-0 pts
19Hancock County2.5+0.3 pts
20Union County2.5-0.2 pts
21Bolivar County2.5+0.2 pts
22Lee County2.4-0.1 pts
23Lamar County2.3+0.3 pts
24Marshall County2.3+0.4 pts
25Tippah County2.3+0.3 pts
26Lowndes County2.3-0.1 pts
27Chickasaw County2.2-0.3 pts
28Prentiss County1.9+0.2 pts
29Hinds County1.9+0.2 pts
30Leflore County1.8+0.1 pts
31Lauderdale County1.6+0.1 pts
32Pearl River County1.6-0 pts
33Tishomingo County1.5-0.4 pts
34Copiah County1.5+0.1 pts
35Simpson County1.4-0.4 pts
36Walthall County1.4-0.3 pts
37Warren County1.4-1 pts
38Clarke County1.4+0.4 pts
39Covington County1.3+0.2 pts
40Sunflower County1.3+0.5 pts
41Coahoma County1.3-0.3 pts
42Alcorn County1.2-0.4 pts
43Newton County1.1-0.1 pts
44Carroll County1.1+1.1 pts
45Tate County1-0.2 pts
46Lincoln County1+0.1 pts
47Marion County0.9+0.2 pts
48Grenada County0.9-0.2 pts
49Panola County0.9+0.2 pts
50Greene County0.90 pts
50Stone County0.9+0.4 pts
52Monroe County0.9-0.1 pts
53Claiborne County0.8-0.2 pts
54Washington County0.80 pts
55Itawamba County0.8+0.3 pts
55Neshoba County0.8+0.1 pts
57Tunica County0.7-0.1 pts
58Clay County0.7+0.2 pts
59George County0.7-1 pts
60Webster County0.7-0.1 pts
61Smith County0.6-0.3 pts
62Pike County0.6-0.2 pts
63Noxubee County0.5-0.2 pts
64Tallahatchie County0.4-1.1 pts
65Amite County0.4+0.2 pts
66Issaquena County0.4+0.4 pts
67Holmes County0.40 pts
68Franklin County0.3+0.2 pts
69Yalobusha County0.30 pts
70Jasper County0.3-0.1 pts
71Choctaw County0.3+0.1 pts
72Kemper County0.3-0 pts
73Jefferson County0.3-0.7 pts
73Lawrence County0.3-0.4 pts
75Humphreys County0.2-0.1 pts
75Montgomery County0.2-0.2 pts
75Winston County0.2-0 pts
78Jefferson Davis County0.2-0.2 pts
79Attala County0.2-0.2 pts
80Quitman County0.1-0.1 pts
81Sharkey County00 pts
81Wilkinson 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Benton County, with 6.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

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

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