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 2023, at 12.4%. Franklin County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 2.6% and the figure for Mississippi was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.4Scott County
Median2.682 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 6.4 %Alcorn County: 2.4 %Amite County: 0.5 %Attala County: 1.3 %Benton County: 6.8 %Bolivar County: 2.9 %Calhoun County: 4.5 %Carroll County: 0.9 %Chickasaw County: 4.3 %Choctaw County: 1.1 %Claiborne County: 0.8 %Clarke County: 1.8 %Clay County: 0.9 %Coahoma County: 2.1 %Copiah County: 2.9 %Covington County: 1.5 %DeSoto County: 6 %Forrest County: 3.6 %Franklin County: 0.2 %George County: 1.5 %Greene County: 1.4 %Grenada County: 2.7 %Hancock County: 3.9 %Harrison County: 6.8 %Hinds County: 3.3 %Holmes County: 0.9 %Humphreys County: 1.4 %Issaquena County: 1.6 %Itawamba County: 1.3 %Jackson County: 7 %Jasper County: 0.3 %Jefferson County: 0.9 %Jefferson Davis County: 0.3 %Jones County: 5.3 %Kemper County: 3.2 %Lafayette County: 4 %Lamar County: 3.9 %Lauderdale County: 3.5 %Lawrence County: 1.7 %Leake County: 9.1 %Lee County: 4.2 %Leflore County: 2.6 %Lincoln County: 1.2 %Lowndes County: 2.8 %Madison County: 6.8 %Marion County: 2.3 %Marshall County: 5.4 %Monroe County: 1.5 %Montgomery County: 0.9 %Neshoba County: 10.4 %Newton County: 5.2 %Noxubee County: 1.6 %Oktibbeha County: 4.7 %Panola County: 1.8 %Pearl River County: 3.1 %Perry County: 3.8 %Pike County: 1.6 %Pontotoc County: 6.4 %Prentiss County: 3.3 %Quitman County: 0.9 %Rankin County: 5.1 %Scott County: 12.4 %Sharkey County: 0.2 %Simpson County: 2.5 %Smith County: 2 %Stone County: 1.4 %Sunflower County: 2.1 %Tallahatchie County: 0.7 %Tate County: 2.9 %Tippah County: 4.6 %Tishomingo County: 2.6 %Tunica County: 3.1 %Union County: 3.4 %Walthall County: 2.3 %Warren County: 3.9 %Washington County: 3 %Wayne County: 5.8 %Webster County: 0.9 %Wilkinson County: 0.6 %Winston County: 1.4 %Yalobusha County: 2.4 %Yazoo County: 6 %
  • Under 0.9
  • 0.9 to 1.6
  • 1.6 to 2.6
  • 2.6 to 3.5
  • 3.5 to 5.3
  • 5.3 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Scott County: 12.4 %Scott County12.4Neshoba County: 10.4 %Neshoba County10.4Leake County: 9.1 %Leake County9.1Jackson County: 7 %Jackson County7Harrison County: 6.8 %Harrison County6.8Madison County: 6.8 %Madison County6.8Benton County: 6.8 %Benton County6.8Pontotoc County: 6.4 %Pontotoc County6.4Adams County: 6.4 %Adams County6.4Yazoo County: 6 %Yazoo County6DeSoto County: 6 %DeSoto County6Wayne County: 5.8 %Wayne County5.8Marshall County: 5.4 %Marshall County5.4Jones County: 5.3 %Jones County5.3Newton County: 5.2 %Newton County5.2Rankin County: 5.1 %Rankin County5.1Oktibbeha County: 4.7 %Oktibbeha County4.7Tippah County: 4.6 %Tippah County4.6Calhoun County: 4.5 %Calhoun County4.5Chickasaw County: 4.3 %Chickasaw County4.3Lee County: 4.2 %Lee County4.2Lafayette County: 4 %Lafayette County4Lamar County: 3.9 %Lamar County3.9Hancock County: 3.9 %Hancock County3.9Warren County: 3.9 %Warren County3.9Perry County: 3.8 %Perry County3.8Forrest County: 3.6 %Forrest County3.6Lauderdale County: 3.5 %Lauderdale County3.5Union County: 3.4 %Union County3.4Hinds County: 3.3 %Hinds County3.3Prentiss County: 3.3 %Prentiss County3.3Kemper County: 3.2 %Kemper County3.2Tunica County: 3.1 %Tunica County3.1Pearl River County: 3.1 %Pearl River County3.1Washington County: 3 %Washington County3Copiah County: 2.9 %Copiah County2.9Tate County: 2.9 %Tate County2.9Bolivar County: 2.9 %Bolivar County2.9Lowndes County: 2.8 %Lowndes County2.8Grenada County: 2.7 %Grenada County2.7Scott County: 12.4 %Scott County12.4Neshoba County: 10.4 %Neshoba County10.4Leake County: 9.1 %Leake County9.1Jackson County: 7 %Jackson County7Harrison County: 6.8 %Harrison County6.8Madison County: 6.8 %Madison County6.8Benton County: 6.8 %Benton County6.8Pontotoc County: 6.4 %Pontotoc County6.4Adams County: 6.4 %Adams County6.4Yazoo County: 6 %Yazoo County6DeSoto County: 6 %DeSoto County6Wayne County: 5.8 %Wayne County5.8Marshall County: 5.4 %Marshall County5.4Jones County: 5.3 %Jones County5.3Newton County: 5.2 %Newton County5.2Rankin County: 5.1 %Rankin County5.1Oktibbeha County: 4.7 %Oktibbeha County4.7Tippah County: 4.6 %Tippah County4.6Calhoun County: 4.5 %Calhoun County4.5Chickasaw County: 4.3 %Chickasaw County4.3Lee County: 4.2 %Lee County4.2Lafayette County: 4 %Lafayette County4Lamar County: 3.9 %Lamar County3.9Hancock County: 3.9 %Hancock County3.9Warren County: 3.9 %Warren County3.9Perry County: 3.8 %Perry County3.8Forrest County: 3.6 %Forrest County3.6Lauderdale County: 3.5 %Lauderdale County3.5Union County: 3.4 %Union County3.4Hinds County: 3.3 %Hinds County3.3Prentiss County: 3.3 %Prentiss County3.3Kemper County: 3.2 %Kemper County3.2Tunica County: 3.1 %Tunica County3.1Pearl River County: 3.1 %Pearl River County3.1Washington County: 3 %Washington County3Copiah County: 2.9 %Copiah County2.9Tate County: 2.9 %Tate County2.9Bolivar County: 2.9 %Bolivar County2.9Lowndes County: 2.8 %Lowndes County2.8Grenada County: 2.7 %Grenada County2.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Scott County12.4+1.9 pts
2Neshoba County10.4+0.4 pts
3Leake County9.1+1.5 pts
4Jackson County7+0.1 pts
5Harrison County6.8+0.6 pts
6Madison County6.8+0.4 pts
7Benton County6.8-0.2 pts
8Pontotoc County6.4-0.1 pts
9Adams County6.4-2.7 pts
10Yazoo County6+1.2 pts
11DeSoto County6+0.7 pts
12Wayne County5.8-0.4 pts
13Marshall County5.4+0.4 pts
14Jones County5.3+0.8 pts
15Newton County5.2-0.4 pts
16Rankin County5.1+0.5 pts
17Oktibbeha County4.7+0.5 pts
18Tippah County4.6-0 pts
19Calhoun County4.5-1 pts
20Chickasaw County4.3+0.3 pts
21Lee County4.2+0.1 pts
22Lafayette County4+0.6 pts
23Lamar County3.9+0.2 pts
24Hancock County3.9+0.4 pts
25Warren County3.9-1.1 pts
26Perry County3.8-0.5 pts
27Forrest County3.6+0.4 pts
28Lauderdale County3.5+0.5 pts
29Union County3.4-0.4 pts
30Hinds County3.3+0.2 pts
30Prentiss County3.3+0.1 pts
32Kemper County3.2+0.1 pts
33Tunica County3.1+1.7 pts
34Pearl River County3.1-0.2 pts
35Washington County3+0.1 pts
36Copiah County2.9+0.3 pts
37Tate County2.9-0.1 pts
38Bolivar County2.9-0 pts
39Lowndes County2.80 pts
40Grenada County2.7+0.3 pts
41Leflore County2.6+0.3 pts
42Tishomingo County2.6-0.3 pts
43Simpson County2.5-0.3 pts
44Yalobusha County2.4-0.2 pts
45Alcorn County2.4-0.3 pts
46Walthall County2.3-0.5 pts
47Marion County2.3-0.1 pts
48Sunflower County2.1+0.4 pts
49Coahoma County2.1-0 pts
50Smith County2-0.5 pts
51Panola County1.8+1.1 pts
52Clarke County1.8+0.2 pts
53Lawrence County1.7-1 pts
54Issaquena County1.6+0.6 pts
55Pike County1.6-0 pts
56Noxubee County1.6+0.3 pts
57Covington County1.5-0.1 pts
58George County1.5-1.3 pts
59Monroe County1.5+0.1 pts
60Stone County1.4-1.6 pts
61Winston County1.4-0.1 pts
62Humphreys County1.4+0.3 pts
63Greene County1.4+0.2 pts
64Attala County1.3-0.6 pts
65Itawamba County1.3-0.2 pts
66Lincoln County1.2-0 pts
67Choctaw County1.1+0.1 pts
68Holmes County0.9+0.1 pts
69Quitman County0.90 pts
69Webster County0.9-0.2 pts
71Montgomery County0.9-0.2 pts
72Jefferson County0.9-0.7 pts
73Clay County0.9+0.6 pts
74Carroll County0.9+0.6 pts
75Claiborne County0.8-0.1 pts
76Tallahatchie County0.7-1.2 pts
77Wilkinson County0.6+0.4 pts
78Amite County0.5-0.1 pts
79Jefferson Davis County0.30 pts
80Jasper County0.3+0.1 pts
81Sharkey County0.2-0 pts
82Franklin County0.20 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/mississippi-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/mississippi-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/mississippi-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Scott County, with 12.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Franklin County, with 0.2% in 2023.

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