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

Scott County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 82 counties in 2022, at 10.5%. Franklin County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 2.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 9.1 %Alcorn County: 2.7 %Amite County: 0.6 %Attala County: 1.9 %Benton County: 7 %Bolivar County: 2.9 %Calhoun County: 5.5 %Carroll County: 0.2 %Chickasaw County: 4 %Choctaw County: 1 %Claiborne County: 0.9 %Clarke County: 1.6 %Clay County: 0.3 %Coahoma County: 2.1 %Copiah County: 2.6 %Covington County: 1.6 %DeSoto County: 5.3 %Forrest County: 3.3 %Franklin County: 0.2 %George County: 2.8 %Greene County: 1.2 %Grenada County: 2.4 %Hancock County: 3.4 %Harrison County: 6.2 %Hinds County: 3.1 %Holmes County: 0.9 %Humphreys County: 1.1 %Issaquena County: 1 %Itawamba County: 1.5 %Jackson County: 6.9 %Jasper County: 0.2 %Jefferson County: 1.6 %Jefferson Davis County: 0.3 %Jones County: 4.5 %Kemper County: 3.2 %Lafayette County: 3.4 %Lamar County: 3.6 %Lauderdale County: 3 %Lawrence County: 2.7 %Leake County: 7.6 %Lee County: 4.1 %Leflore County: 2.4 %Lincoln County: 1.3 %Lowndes County: 2.8 %Madison County: 6.4 %Marion County: 2.4 %Marshall County: 5 %Monroe County: 1.4 %Montgomery County: 1.1 %Neshoba County: 10 %Newton County: 5.6 %Noxubee County: 1.3 %Oktibbeha County: 4.3 %Panola County: 0.8 %Pearl River County: 3.2 %Perry County: 4.3 %Pike County: 1.6 %Pontotoc County: 6.5 %Prentiss County: 3.1 %Quitman County: 0.9 %Rankin County: 4.6 %Scott County: 10.5 %Sharkey County: 0.3 %Simpson County: 2.8 %Smith County: 2.6 %Stone County: 3 %Sunflower County: 1.7 %Tallahatchie County: 1.9 %Tate County: 3 %Tippah County: 4.6 %Tishomingo County: 2.9 %Tunica County: 1.4 %Union County: 3.8 %Walthall County: 2.9 %Warren County: 4.9 %Washington County: 2.9 %Wayne County: 6.2 %Webster County: 1.2 %Wilkinson County: 0.3 %Winston County: 1.5 %Yalobusha County: 2.6 %Yazoo County: 4.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Scott County: 10.5 %Scott County10.5Neshoba County: 10 %Neshoba County10Adams County: 9.1 %Adams County9.1Leake County: 7.6 %Leake County7.6Benton County: 7 %Benton County7Jackson County: 6.9 %Jackson County6.9Pontotoc County: 6.5 %Pontotoc County6.5Madison County: 6.4 %Madison County6.4Harrison County: 6.2 %Harrison County6.2Wayne County: 6.2 %Wayne County6.2Newton County: 5.6 %Newton County5.6Calhoun County: 5.5 %Calhoun County5.5DeSoto County: 5.3 %DeSoto County5.3Marshall County: 5 %Marshall County5Warren County: 4.9 %Warren County4.9Yazoo County: 4.8 %Yazoo County4.8Rankin County: 4.6 %Rankin County4.6Tippah County: 4.6 %Tippah County4.6Jones County: 4.5 %Jones County4.5Perry County: 4.3 %Perry County4.3Oktibbeha County: 4.3 %Oktibbeha County4.3Lee County: 4.1 %Lee County4.1Chickasaw County: 4 %Chickasaw County4Union County: 3.8 %Union County3.8Lamar County: 3.6 %Lamar County3.6Lafayette County: 3.4 %Lafayette County3.4Hancock County: 3.4 %Hancock County3.4Forrest County: 3.3 %Forrest County3.3Pearl River County: 3.2 %Pearl River County3.2Kemper County: 3.2 %Kemper County3.2Prentiss County: 3.1 %Prentiss County3.1Hinds County: 3.1 %Hinds County3.1Tate County: 3 %Tate County3Stone County: 3 %Stone County3Lauderdale County: 3 %Lauderdale County3Washington County: 2.9 %Washington County2.9Tishomingo County: 2.9 %Tishomingo County2.9Bolivar County: 2.9 %Bolivar County2.9Walthall County: 2.9 %Walthall County2.9Lowndes County: 2.8 %Lowndes County2.8Scott County: 10.5 %Scott County10.5Neshoba County: 10 %Neshoba County10Adams County: 9.1 %Adams County9.1Leake County: 7.6 %Leake County7.6Benton County: 7 %Benton County7Jackson County: 6.9 %Jackson County6.9Pontotoc County: 6.5 %Pontotoc County6.5Madison County: 6.4 %Madison County6.4Harrison County: 6.2 %Harrison County6.2Wayne County: 6.2 %Wayne County6.2Newton County: 5.6 %Newton County5.6Calhoun County: 5.5 %Calhoun County5.5DeSoto County: 5.3 %DeSoto County5.3Marshall County: 5 %Marshall County5Warren County: 4.9 %Warren County4.9Yazoo County: 4.8 %Yazoo County4.8Rankin County: 4.6 %Rankin County4.6Tippah County: 4.6 %Tippah County4.6Jones County: 4.5 %Jones County4.5Perry County: 4.3 %Perry County4.3Oktibbeha County: 4.3 %Oktibbeha County4.3Lee County: 4.1 %Lee County4.1Chickasaw County: 4 %Chickasaw County4Union County: 3.8 %Union County3.8Lamar County: 3.6 %Lamar County3.6Lafayette County: 3.4 %Lafayette County3.4Hancock County: 3.4 %Hancock County3.4Forrest County: 3.3 %Forrest County3.3Pearl River County: 3.2 %Pearl River County3.2Kemper County: 3.2 %Kemper County3.2Prentiss County: 3.1 %Prentiss County3.1Hinds County: 3.1 %Hinds County3.1Tate County: 3 %Tate County3Stone County: 3 %Stone County3Lauderdale County: 3 %Lauderdale County3Washington County: 2.9 %Washington County2.9Tishomingo County: 2.9 %Tishomingo County2.9Bolivar County: 2.9 %Bolivar County2.9Walthall County: 2.9 %Walthall County2.9Lowndes County: 2.8 %Lowndes County2.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Scott County10.5+0.2 pts
2Neshoba County10+1.1 pts
3Adams County9.1-1.7 pts
4Leake County7.6+1 pts
5Benton County7-0.4 pts
6Jackson County6.9+0.4 pts
7Pontotoc County6.5-0.2 pts
8Madison County6.40 pts
9Harrison County6.2-0.2 pts
10Wayne County6.2-0.5 pts
11Newton County5.6+2 pts
12Calhoun County5.5-0.2 pts
13DeSoto County5.3-0.2 pts
14Marshall County5-0.1 pts
15Warren County4.9+0.3 pts
16Yazoo County4.8-1 pts
17Rankin County4.6+0.3 pts
18Tippah County4.6+0.4 pts
19Jones County4.5+0.4 pts
20Perry County4.3+0.7 pts
21Oktibbeha County4.3-0.2 pts
22Lee County4.1+0.3 pts
23Chickasaw County4+0.4 pts
24Union County3.8+0.2 pts
25Lamar County3.6-0.7 pts
26Lafayette County3.4-0.7 pts
27Hancock County3.4+0.9 pts
28Forrest County3.3-0.4 pts
29Pearl River County3.2+0.6 pts
30Kemper County3.2+1.2 pts
31Prentiss County3.1-0.4 pts
32Hinds County3.1+0.3 pts
33Tate County3+0.4 pts
34Stone County3-0.1 pts
35Lauderdale County3-0.1 pts
36Washington County2.9-0.1 pts
37Tishomingo County2.9+0.5 pts
38Bolivar County2.9-0.1 pts
39Walthall County2.9+0.1 pts
40Lowndes County2.8+0.5 pts
41George County2.8-0 pts
42Simpson County2.8+0.6 pts
43Lawrence County2.7+0.2 pts
44Alcorn County2.7-0.3 pts
45Copiah County2.6+0.3 pts
46Yalobusha County2.6-0.2 pts
47Smith County2.6-0.1 pts
48Grenada County2.4-0.1 pts
49Marion County2.4+0.2 pts
50Leflore County2.4+0.1 pts
51Coahoma County2.1+0.5 pts
52Tallahatchie County1.9-1.5 pts
53Attala County1.9-0.2 pts
54Sunflower County1.7+1.2 pts
55Pike County1.6-0.3 pts
56Jefferson County1.6+0.2 pts
57Covington County1.60 pts
58Clarke County1.6+0.4 pts
59Winston County1.5+0.3 pts
60Itawamba County1.5+0.2 pts
61Monroe County1.4-0.2 pts
61Tunica County1.4-0 pts
63Noxubee County1.3+0.4 pts
64Lincoln County1.3-0.1 pts
65Greene County1.2-0.5 pts
66Webster County1.2-0.3 pts
67Montgomery County1.1-0.4 pts
68Humphreys County1.1-0.6 pts
69Issaquena County1-1.2 pts
70Choctaw County1+0.8 pts
71Quitman County0.9+0.2 pts
72Claiborne County0.9-0.7 pts
73Holmes County0.90 pts
74Panola County0.8-0.1 pts
75Amite County0.6-0.1 pts
76Clay County0.30 pts
77Jefferson Davis County0.3-0 pts
78Wilkinson County0.30 pts
79Sharkey County0.30 pts
80Carroll County0.2+0.2 pts
81Jasper County0.2-0.2 pts
82Franklin County0.2+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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/mississippi-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/mississippi-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/mississippi-counties?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/mississippi-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Scott County, with 10.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Franklin County, with 0.2% in 2022.

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