Counties in Mississippi by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Scott County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 82 counties in 2024, at 13.2%. Sharkey County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for Mississippi was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.2Scott County
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Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 6.5 %Alcorn County: 3.7 %Amite County: 0.7 %Attala County: 1.2 %Benton County: 5.9 %Bolivar County: 3 %Calhoun County: 4.1 %Carroll County: 1.2 %Chickasaw County: 1.9 %Choctaw County: 1.5 %Claiborne County: 1 %Clarke County: 1.9 %Clay County: 0.5 %Coahoma County: 2.7 %Copiah County: 3.8 %Covington County: 2.5 %DeSoto County: 6.2 %Forrest County: 3.9 %Franklin County: 0.2 %George County: 1.9 %Greene County: 1.6 %Grenada County: 2.9 %Hancock County: 3.8 %Harrison County: 7.3 %Hinds County: 3.4 %Holmes County: 0.7 %Humphreys County: 1.7 %Issaquena County: 2.2 %Itawamba County: 1.1 %Jackson County: 6.8 %Jasper County: 0.3 %Jefferson County: 1.3 %Jefferson Davis County: 1 %Jones County: 5.4 %Kemper County: 3 %Lafayette County: 4.2 %Lamar County: 3.9 %Lauderdale County: 3.8 %Lawrence County: 2.1 %Leake County: 10 %Lee County: 4.3 %Leflore County: 2.8 %Lincoln County: 1 %Lowndes County: 3 %Madison County: 6.9 %Marion County: 2 %Marshall County: 5.4 %Monroe County: 1.9 %Montgomery County: 0.6 %Neshoba County: 9.4 %Newton County: 5.8 %Noxubee County: 2.6 %Oktibbeha County: 4.8 %Panola County: 2.2 %Pearl River County: 3 %Perry County: 3.2 %Pike County: 1.7 %Pontotoc County: 6.6 %Prentiss County: 2.2 %Quitman County: 0.7 %Rankin County: 4.8 %Scott County: 13.2 %Sharkey County: 0.1 %Simpson County: 1.9 %Smith County: 2.7 %Stone County: 1.5 %Sunflower County: 2.5 %Tallahatchie County: 1.9 %Tate County: 2.9 %Tippah County: 4.4 %Tishomingo County: 2.6 %Tunica County: 2.7 %Union County: 3.7 %Walthall County: 2.6 %Warren County: 3.9 %Washington County: 2.5 %Wayne County: 2.8 %Webster County: 1.2 %Wilkinson County: 0.8 %Winston County: 1.6 %Yalobusha County: 2.4 %Yazoo County: 5.6 %
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  • 1.2 to 1.9
  • 1.9 to 2.7
  • 2.7 to 3.7
  • 3.7 to 5.1
  • 5.1 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Scott County: 13.2 %Scott County13.2Leake County: 10 %Leake County10Neshoba County: 9.4 %Neshoba County9.4Harrison County: 7.3 %Harrison County7.3Madison County: 6.9 %Madison County6.9Jackson County: 6.8 %Jackson County6.8Pontotoc County: 6.6 %Pontotoc County6.6Adams County: 6.5 %Adams County6.5DeSoto County: 6.2 %DeSoto County6.2Benton County: 5.9 %Benton County5.9Newton County: 5.8 %Newton County5.8Yazoo County: 5.6 %Yazoo County5.6Marshall County: 5.4 %Marshall County5.4Jones County: 5.4 %Jones County5.4Rankin County: 4.8 %Rankin County4.8Oktibbeha County: 4.8 %Oktibbeha County4.8Tippah County: 4.4 %Tippah County4.4Lee County: 4.3 %Lee County4.3Lafayette County: 4.2 %Lafayette County4.2Calhoun County: 4.1 %Calhoun County4.1Warren County: 3.9 %Warren County3.9Forrest County: 3.9 %Forrest County3.9Lamar County: 3.9 %Lamar County3.9Lauderdale County: 3.8 %Lauderdale County3.8Hancock County: 3.8 %Hancock County3.8Copiah County: 3.8 %Copiah County3.8Union County: 3.7 %Union County3.7Alcorn County: 3.7 %Alcorn County3.7Hinds County: 3.4 %Hinds County3.4Perry County: 3.2 %Perry County3.2Kemper County: 3 %Kemper County3Pearl River County: 3 %Pearl River County3Bolivar County: 3 %Bolivar County3Lowndes County: 3 %Lowndes County3Grenada County: 2.9 %Grenada County2.9Tate County: 2.9 %Tate County2.9Leflore County: 2.8 %Leflore County2.8Wayne County: 2.8 %Wayne County2.8Tunica County: 2.7 %Tunica County2.7Smith County: 2.7 %Smith County2.7Scott County: 13.2 %Scott County13.2Leake County: 10 %Leake County10Neshoba County: 9.4 %Neshoba County9.4Harrison County: 7.3 %Harrison County7.3Madison County: 6.9 %Madison County6.9Jackson County: 6.8 %Jackson County6.8Pontotoc County: 6.6 %Pontotoc County6.6Adams County: 6.5 %Adams County6.5DeSoto County: 6.2 %DeSoto County6.2Benton County: 5.9 %Benton County5.9Newton County: 5.8 %Newton County5.8Yazoo County: 5.6 %Yazoo County5.6Marshall County: 5.4 %Marshall County5.4Jones County: 5.4 %Jones County5.4Rankin County: 4.8 %Rankin County4.8Oktibbeha County: 4.8 %Oktibbeha County4.8Tippah County: 4.4 %Tippah County4.4Lee County: 4.3 %Lee County4.3Lafayette County: 4.2 %Lafayette County4.2Calhoun County: 4.1 %Calhoun County4.1Warren County: 3.9 %Warren County3.9Forrest County: 3.9 %Forrest County3.9Lamar County: 3.9 %Lamar County3.9Lauderdale County: 3.8 %Lauderdale County3.8Hancock County: 3.8 %Hancock County3.8Copiah County: 3.8 %Copiah County3.8Union County: 3.7 %Union County3.7Alcorn County: 3.7 %Alcorn County3.7Hinds County: 3.4 %Hinds County3.4Perry County: 3.2 %Perry County3.2Kemper County: 3 %Kemper County3Pearl River County: 3 %Pearl River County3Bolivar County: 3 %Bolivar County3Lowndes County: 3 %Lowndes County3Grenada County: 2.9 %Grenada County2.9Tate County: 2.9 %Tate County2.9Leflore County: 2.8 %Leflore County2.8Wayne County: 2.8 %Wayne County2.8Tunica County: 2.7 %Tunica County2.7Smith County: 2.7 %Smith County2.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Scott County13.2+0.8 pts
2Leake County10+0.9 pts
3Neshoba County9.4-1.1 pts
4Harrison County7.3+0.5 pts
5Madison County6.9+0.1 pts
6Jackson County6.8-0.2 pts
7Pontotoc County6.6+0.2 pts
8Adams County6.5+0.1 pts
9DeSoto County6.2+0.2 pts
10Benton County5.9-0.9 pts
11Newton County5.8+0.5 pts
12Yazoo County5.6-0.4 pts
13Marshall County5.40 pts
14Jones County5.4+0.1 pts
15Rankin County4.8-0.3 pts
16Oktibbeha County4.8+0.1 pts
17Tippah County4.4-0.2 pts
18Lee County4.3+0.1 pts
19Lafayette County4.2+0.1 pts
20Calhoun County4.1-0.4 pts
21Warren County3.9+0.1 pts
22Forrest County3.9+0.3 pts
23Lamar County3.9-0 pts
24Lauderdale County3.8+0.3 pts
25Hancock County3.8-0.1 pts
26Copiah County3.8+0.8 pts
27Union County3.7+0.3 pts
28Alcorn County3.7+1.3 pts
29Hinds County3.4+0.2 pts
30Perry County3.2-0.6 pts
31Kemper County3-0.2 pts
32Pearl River County3-0 pts
33Bolivar County3+0.1 pts
34Lowndes County3+0.1 pts
35Grenada County2.9+0.2 pts
36Tate County2.90 pts
37Leflore County2.8+0.2 pts
37Wayne County2.8-3 pts
39Tunica County2.7-0.4 pts
40Smith County2.7+0.7 pts
41Coahoma County2.7+0.6 pts
42Tishomingo County2.6+0.1 pts
43Walthall County2.6+0.3 pts
44Noxubee County2.6+1 pts
45Washington County2.5-0.5 pts
46Sunflower County2.5+0.4 pts
47Covington County2.5+0.9 pts
48Yalobusha County2.4-0 pts
49Issaquena County2.2+0.5 pts
50Panola County2.2+0.3 pts
50Prentiss County2.2-1.1 pts
52Lawrence County2.1+0.4 pts
53Marion County2-0.3 pts
54Simpson County1.9-0.6 pts
55Clarke County1.9+0.1 pts
56Chickasaw County1.9-2.4 pts
57Monroe County1.9+0.4 pts
57Tallahatchie County1.9+1.2 pts
59George County1.9+0.4 pts
60Humphreys County1.7+0.3 pts
60Pike County1.7+0.1 pts
62Winston County1.6+0.2 pts
63Greene County1.6+0.2 pts
64Choctaw County1.5+0.5 pts
65Stone County1.50 pts
66Jefferson County1.3+0.4 pts
67Carroll County1.2+0.3 pts
68Attala County1.2-0.1 pts
68Webster County1.2+0.3 pts
70Itawamba County1.1-0.2 pts
71Lincoln County1-0.2 pts
72Claiborne County1+0.2 pts
73Jefferson Davis County1+0.7 pts
74Wilkinson County0.8+0.1 pts
75Quitman County0.7-0.2 pts
76Amite County0.7+0.1 pts
77Holmes County0.7-0.3 pts
78Montgomery County0.6-0.3 pts
79Clay County0.5-0.4 pts
80Jasper County0.3-0 pts
81Franklin County0.20 pts
82Sharkey County0.1-0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Mississippi by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Mississippi by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/mississippi-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Mississippi by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/mississippi-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Mississippi by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Scott County, with 13.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sharkey County, with 0.1% in 2024.

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