Counties in Mississippi by population speaking Spanish at home

Scott County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 82 counties in 2021, at 10%. Carroll County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.6% and the figure for Mississippi was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10Scott County
Median1.682 counties
Mississippi2.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 9.5 %Alcorn County: 2 %Amite County: 0.3 %Attala County: 1.8 %Benton County: 2.6 %Bolivar County: 2.3 %Calhoun County: 5.2 %Carroll County: 0 %Chickasaw County: 3.1 %Choctaw County: 0.1 %Claiborne County: 0.4 %Clarke County: 0.7 %Clay County: 0.3 %Coahoma County: 0.6 %Copiah County: 2 %Covington County: 1.1 %DeSoto County: 3.9 %Forrest County: 2.2 %Franklin County: 0.1 %George County: 2 %Greene County: 1.4 %Grenada County: 0.4 %Hancock County: 0.9 %Harrison County: 3.3 %Hinds County: 1.5 %Holmes County: 0.4 %Humphreys County: 1.2 %Issaquena County: 2.2 %Itawamba County: 1.1 %Jackson County: 4.3 %Jasper County: 0 %Jefferson County: 0.8 %Jefferson Davis County: 0.1 %Jones County: 3.6 %Kemper County: 0.3 %Lafayette County: 1.5 %Lamar County: 1.8 %Lauderdale County: 1.6 %Lawrence County: 1.7 %Leake County: 3.7 %Lee County: 2 %Leflore County: 1.9 %Lincoln County: 0.5 %Lowndes County: 1.2 %Madison County: 2.7 %Marion County: 1.8 %Marshall County: 4.7 %Monroe County: 1.2 %Montgomery County: 1.3 %Neshoba County: 0.5 %Newton County: 1.7 %Noxubee County: 0.2 %Oktibbeha County: 1 %Panola County: 0.6 %Pearl River County: 1.8 %Perry County: 1.6 %Pike County: 1.2 %Pontotoc County: 5.9 %Prentiss County: 0.7 %Quitman County: 0.3 %Rankin County: 2.6 %Scott County: 10 %Sharkey County: 0.2 %Simpson County: 0.6 %Smith County: 1.6 %Stone County: 1.1 %Sunflower County: 0.3 %Tallahatchie County: 2.8 %Tate County: 2.4 %Tippah County: 4.1 %Tishomingo County: 2.2 %Tunica County: 1.1 %Union County: 3.6 %Walthall County: 2.2 %Warren County: 2.4 %Washington County: 1.8 %Wayne County: 6.6 %Webster County: 0.8 %Wilkinson County: 0.1 %Winston County: 0.6 %Yalobusha County: 2.1 %Yazoo County: 5.2 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Scott County: 10 %Scott County10Adams County: 9.5 %Adams County9.5Wayne County: 6.6 %Wayne County6.6Pontotoc County: 5.9 %Pontotoc County5.9Yazoo County: 5.2 %Yazoo County5.2Calhoun County: 5.2 %Calhoun County5.2Marshall County: 4.7 %Marshall County4.7Jackson County: 4.3 %Jackson County4.3Tippah County: 4.1 %Tippah County4.1DeSoto County: 3.9 %DeSoto County3.9Leake County: 3.7 %Leake County3.7Jones County: 3.6 %Jones County3.6Union County: 3.6 %Union County3.6Harrison County: 3.3 %Harrison County3.3Chickasaw County: 3.1 %Chickasaw County3.1Tallahatchie County: 2.8 %Tallahatchie County2.8Madison County: 2.7 %Madison County2.7Benton County: 2.6 %Benton County2.6Rankin County: 2.6 %Rankin County2.6Warren County: 2.4 %Warren County2.4Tate County: 2.4 %Tate County2.4Bolivar County: 2.3 %Bolivar County2.3Issaquena County: 2.2 %Issaquena County2.2Tishomingo County: 2.2 %Tishomingo County2.2Walthall County: 2.2 %Walthall County2.2Forrest County: 2.2 %Forrest County2.2Yalobusha County: 2.1 %Yalobusha County2.1Lee County: 2 %Lee County2Copiah County: 2 %Copiah County2Alcorn County: 2 %Alcorn County2George County: 2 %George County2Leflore County: 1.9 %Leflore County1.9Washington County: 1.8 %Washington County1.8Lamar County: 1.8 %Lamar County1.8Attala County: 1.8 %Attala County1.8Marion County: 1.8 %Marion County1.8Pearl River County: 1.8 %Pearl River County1.8Lawrence County: 1.7 %Lawrence County1.7Newton County: 1.7 %Newton County1.7Lauderdale County: 1.6 %Lauderdale County1.6Scott County: 10 %Scott County10Adams County: 9.5 %Adams County9.5Wayne County: 6.6 %Wayne County6.6Pontotoc County: 5.9 %Pontotoc County5.9Yazoo County: 5.2 %Yazoo County5.2Calhoun County: 5.2 %Calhoun County5.2Marshall County: 4.7 %Marshall County4.7Jackson County: 4.3 %Jackson County4.3Tippah County: 4.1 %Tippah County4.1DeSoto County: 3.9 %DeSoto County3.9Leake County: 3.7 %Leake County3.7Jones County: 3.6 %Jones County3.6Union County: 3.6 %Union County3.6Harrison County: 3.3 %Harrison County3.3Chickasaw County: 3.1 %Chickasaw County3.1Tallahatchie County: 2.8 %Tallahatchie County2.8Madison County: 2.7 %Madison County2.7Benton County: 2.6 %Benton County2.6Rankin County: 2.6 %Rankin County2.6Warren County: 2.4 %Warren County2.4Tate County: 2.4 %Tate County2.4Bolivar County: 2.3 %Bolivar County2.3Issaquena County: 2.2 %Issaquena County2.2Tishomingo County: 2.2 %Tishomingo County2.2Walthall County: 2.2 %Walthall County2.2Forrest County: 2.2 %Forrest County2.2Yalobusha County: 2.1 %Yalobusha County2.1Lee County: 2 %Lee County2Copiah County: 2 %Copiah County2Alcorn County: 2 %Alcorn County2George County: 2 %George County2Leflore County: 1.9 %Leflore County1.9Washington County: 1.8 %Washington County1.8Lamar County: 1.8 %Lamar County1.8Attala County: 1.8 %Attala County1.8Marion County: 1.8 %Marion County1.8Pearl River County: 1.8 %Pearl River County1.8Lawrence County: 1.7 %Lawrence County1.7Newton County: 1.7 %Newton County1.7Lauderdale County: 1.6 %Lauderdale County1.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Scott County10
2Adams County9.5
3Wayne County6.6
4Pontotoc County5.9
5Yazoo County5.2
6Calhoun County5.2
7Marshall County4.7
8Jackson County4.3
9Tippah County4.1
10DeSoto County3.9
11Leake County3.7
12Jones County3.6
13Union County3.6
14Harrison County3.3
15Chickasaw County3.1
16Tallahatchie County2.8
17Madison County2.7
18Benton County2.6
19Rankin County2.6
20Warren County2.4
21Tate County2.4
22Bolivar County2.3
23Issaquena County2.2
24Tishomingo County2.2
25Walthall County2.2
26Forrest County2.2
27Yalobusha County2.1
28Lee County2
29Copiah County2
30Alcorn County2
31George County2
32Leflore County1.9
33Washington County1.8
34Lamar County1.8
35Attala County1.8
36Marion County1.8
37Pearl River County1.8
38Lawrence County1.7
39Newton County1.7
40Lauderdale County1.6
41Perry County1.6
41Smith County1.6
43Hinds County1.5
44Lafayette County1.5
45Greene County1.4
46Montgomery County1.3
47Humphreys County1.2
48Monroe County1.2
48Pike County1.2
50Lowndes County1.2
51Itawamba County1.1
51Tunica County1.1
53Stone County1.1
54Covington County1.1
55Oktibbeha County1
56Hancock County0.9
57Jefferson County0.8
58Webster County0.8
59Clarke County0.7
60Prentiss County0.7
61Simpson County0.6
62Panola County0.6
62Winston County0.6
64Coahoma County0.6
65Lincoln County0.5
66Neshoba County0.5
67Grenada County0.4
68Holmes County0.4
69Claiborne County0.4
70Amite County0.3
71Kemper County0.3
71Sunflower County0.3
73Clay County0.3
74Quitman County0.3
75Sharkey County0.2
76Noxubee County0.2
77Jefferson Davis County0.1
78Wilkinson County0.1
79Choctaw County0.1
80Franklin County0.1
81Jasper County0
82Carroll County0

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_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 Spanish 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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Mississippi by population speaking Spanish 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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Mississippi by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Mississippi by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Mississippi by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/mississippi-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Scott County, with 10% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Carroll County, with 0% in 2021.

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