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Mississippi: the counties with the highest share of Black students

73 counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of public school students who are Black or African American. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 43.8%. Showing ranks 51 to 73.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
51Monroe CountyMS104,3871,45333.1%
52Calhoun CountyMS51,98960330.3%
53Lamar CountyMS1510,3183,04729.5%
54Rankin CountyMS3222,4546,54129.1%
55Smith CountyMS42,53871828.3%
56Lafayette CountyMS117,6172,09527.5%
57Yalobusha CountyMS41,36437227.3%
58Jackson CountyMS4022,7125,52724.3%
59Perry CountyMS61,43333923.7%
60Neshoba CountyMS105,1851,13521.9%
61Stone CountyMS42,53248319.1%
62Pontotoc CountyMS125,86593816.0%
63Union CountyMS75,13582016.0%
64Webster CountyMS41,71727015.7%
65Greene CountyMS51,62125315.6%
66Pearl River CountyMS158,4561,25714.9%
67Tippah CountyMS83,62354014.9%
68Alcorn CountyMS115,62678714.0%
69Prentiss CountyMS103,97355714.0%
70Hancock CountyMS105,59867912.1%
71George CountyMS84,0492656.5%
72Itawamba CountyMS63,2752076.3%
73Tishomingo CountyMS62,844471.7%

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