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

Adams County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 82 counties in 2021, at 10.8%. Carroll County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.6% and the figure for Mississippi was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.8Adams County
Median2.682 counties
Mississippi3.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 10.8 %Alcorn County: 2.9 %Amite County: 0.7 %Attala County: 2.1 %Benton County: 7.4 %Bolivar County: 3 %Calhoun County: 5.7 %Carroll County: 0 %Chickasaw County: 3.6 %Choctaw County: 0.2 %Claiborne County: 1.6 %Clarke County: 1.1 %Clay County: 0.3 %Coahoma County: 1.5 %Copiah County: 2.3 %Covington County: 1.6 %DeSoto County: 5.5 %Forrest County: 3.7 %Franklin County: 0.1 %George County: 2.9 %Greene County: 1.7 %Grenada County: 2.6 %Hancock County: 2.6 %Harrison County: 6.5 %Hinds County: 2.8 %Holmes County: 0.8 %Humphreys County: 1.7 %Issaquena County: 2.2 %Itawamba County: 1.3 %Jackson County: 6.5 %Jasper County: 0.4 %Jefferson County: 1.4 %Jefferson Davis County: 0.3 %Jones County: 4.1 %Kemper County: 2 %Lafayette County: 4.2 %Lamar County: 4.3 %Lauderdale County: 3.1 %Lawrence County: 2.5 %Leake County: 6.6 %Lee County: 3.8 %Leflore County: 2.3 %Lincoln County: 1.4 %Lowndes County: 2.3 %Madison County: 6.3 %Marion County: 2.2 %Marshall County: 5.1 %Monroe County: 1.6 %Montgomery County: 1.5 %Neshoba County: 8.9 %Newton County: 3.6 %Noxubee County: 0.9 %Oktibbeha County: 4.4 %Panola County: 0.9 %Pearl River County: 2.6 %Perry County: 3.7 %Pike County: 2 %Pontotoc County: 6.7 %Prentiss County: 3.5 %Quitman County: 0.7 %Rankin County: 4.4 %Scott County: 10.3 %Sharkey County: 0.3 %Simpson County: 2.2 %Smith County: 2.6 %Stone County: 3.1 %Sunflower County: 0.5 %Tallahatchie County: 3.4 %Tate County: 2.6 %Tippah County: 4.2 %Tishomingo County: 2.5 %Tunica County: 1.5 %Union County: 3.6 %Walthall County: 2.8 %Warren County: 4.6 %Washington County: 3 %Wayne County: 6.7 %Webster County: 1.4 %Wilkinson County: 0.3 %Winston County: 1.2 %Yalobusha County: 2.8 %Yazoo County: 5.7 %
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  • 4.9 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Adams County: 10.8 %Adams County10.8Scott County: 10.3 %Scott County10.3Neshoba County: 8.9 %Neshoba County8.9Benton County: 7.4 %Benton County7.4Wayne County: 6.7 %Wayne County6.7Pontotoc County: 6.7 %Pontotoc County6.7Leake County: 6.6 %Leake County6.6Jackson County: 6.5 %Jackson County6.5Harrison County: 6.5 %Harrison County6.5Madison County: 6.3 %Madison County6.3Yazoo County: 5.7 %Yazoo County5.7Calhoun County: 5.7 %Calhoun County5.7DeSoto County: 5.5 %DeSoto County5.5Marshall County: 5.1 %Marshall County5.1Warren County: 4.6 %Warren County4.6Oktibbeha County: 4.4 %Oktibbeha County4.4Rankin County: 4.4 %Rankin County4.4Lamar County: 4.3 %Lamar County4.3Tippah County: 4.2 %Tippah County4.2Lafayette County: 4.2 %Lafayette County4.2Jones County: 4.1 %Jones County4.1Lee County: 3.8 %Lee County3.8Forrest County: 3.7 %Forrest County3.7Perry County: 3.7 %Perry County3.7Union County: 3.6 %Union County3.6Newton County: 3.6 %Newton County3.6Chickasaw County: 3.6 %Chickasaw County3.6Prentiss County: 3.5 %Prentiss County3.5Tallahatchie County: 3.4 %Tallahatchie County3.4Stone County: 3.1 %Stone County3.1Lauderdale County: 3.1 %Lauderdale County3.1Washington County: 3 %Washington County3Bolivar County: 3 %Bolivar County3Alcorn County: 2.9 %Alcorn County2.9George County: 2.9 %George County2.9Yalobusha County: 2.8 %Yalobusha County2.8Walthall County: 2.8 %Walthall County2.8Hinds County: 2.8 %Hinds County2.8Smith County: 2.6 %Smith County2.6Pearl River County: 2.6 %Pearl River County2.6Adams County: 10.8 %Adams County10.8Scott County: 10.3 %Scott County10.3Neshoba County: 8.9 %Neshoba County8.9Benton County: 7.4 %Benton County7.4Wayne County: 6.7 %Wayne County6.7Pontotoc County: 6.7 %Pontotoc County6.7Leake County: 6.6 %Leake County6.6Jackson County: 6.5 %Jackson County6.5Harrison County: 6.5 %Harrison County6.5Madison County: 6.3 %Madison County6.3Yazoo County: 5.7 %Yazoo County5.7Calhoun County: 5.7 %Calhoun County5.7DeSoto County: 5.5 %DeSoto County5.5Marshall County: 5.1 %Marshall County5.1Warren County: 4.6 %Warren County4.6Oktibbeha County: 4.4 %Oktibbeha County4.4Rankin County: 4.4 %Rankin County4.4Lamar County: 4.3 %Lamar County4.3Tippah County: 4.2 %Tippah County4.2Lafayette County: 4.2 %Lafayette County4.2Jones County: 4.1 %Jones County4.1Lee County: 3.8 %Lee County3.8Forrest County: 3.7 %Forrest County3.7Perry County: 3.7 %Perry County3.7Union County: 3.6 %Union County3.6Newton County: 3.6 %Newton County3.6Chickasaw County: 3.6 %Chickasaw County3.6Prentiss County: 3.5 %Prentiss County3.5Tallahatchie County: 3.4 %Tallahatchie County3.4Stone County: 3.1 %Stone County3.1Lauderdale County: 3.1 %Lauderdale County3.1Washington County: 3 %Washington County3Bolivar County: 3 %Bolivar County3Alcorn County: 2.9 %Alcorn County2.9George County: 2.9 %George County2.9Yalobusha County: 2.8 %Yalobusha County2.8Walthall County: 2.8 %Walthall County2.8Hinds County: 2.8 %Hinds County2.8Smith County: 2.6 %Smith County2.6Pearl River County: 2.6 %Pearl River County2.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Adams County10.8
2Scott County10.3
3Neshoba County8.9
4Benton County7.4
5Wayne County6.7
6Pontotoc County6.7
7Leake County6.6
8Jackson County6.5
9Harrison County6.5
10Madison County6.3
11Yazoo County5.7
12Calhoun County5.7
13DeSoto County5.5
14Marshall County5.1
15Warren County4.6
16Oktibbeha County4.4
17Rankin County4.4
18Lamar County4.3
19Tippah County4.2
20Lafayette County4.2
21Jones County4.1
22Lee County3.8
23Forrest County3.7
23Perry County3.7
25Union County3.6
26Newton County3.6
27Chickasaw County3.6
28Prentiss County3.5
29Tallahatchie County3.4
30Stone County3.1
31Lauderdale County3.1
32Washington County3
33Bolivar County3
34Alcorn County2.9
35George County2.9
36Yalobusha County2.8
37Walthall County2.8
38Hinds County2.8
39Smith County2.6
40Pearl River County2.6
41Tate County2.6
42Grenada County2.6
42Hancock County2.6
44Lawrence County2.5
45Tishomingo County2.5
46Lowndes County2.3
47Copiah County2.3
48Leflore County2.3
49Issaquena County2.2
50Marion County2.2
50Simpson County2.2
52Attala County2.1
53Kemper County2
54Pike County2
55Greene County1.7
56Humphreys County1.7
57Claiborne County1.6
58Monroe County1.6
59Covington County1.6
60Coahoma County1.5
61Montgomery County1.5
62Tunica County1.5
63Jefferson County1.4
64Webster County1.4
65Lincoln County1.4
66Itawamba County1.3
67Winston County1.2
68Clarke County1.1
69Noxubee County0.9
70Panola County0.9
71Holmes County0.8
72Quitman County0.7
73Amite County0.7
74Sunflower County0.5
75Jasper County0.4
76Clay County0.3
77Jefferson Davis County0.3
78Wilkinson County0.3
79Sharkey County0.3
80Choctaw County0.2
81Franklin County0.1
82Carroll County0

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/mississippi-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/mississippi-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/mississippi-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2021}},
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Adams County, with 10.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Carroll County, with 0% in 2021.

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