Ancestry in Jefferson County, Mississippi (County)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Mississippi
0%20%40%60%CountOther1Unclassified2AmericanSubsaharan AfricanAfricanItalianEnglishIrishGerman79.383634%47.873773%79.383634%79.4%5,97614.080765%18.774973%14.080765%14.1%1,0601.833156%11.735947%1.833156%1.8%1381.753454%0.689852%1.753454%1.8%1321.753454%0.613778%1.753454%1.8%1321.182253%1.937647%1.182253%1.2%891.075983%7.269690%1.075983%1.1%810.943146%7.907455%0.943146%0.9%710.863443%5.314112%0.863443%0.9%65

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Mississippi
0%50%100%Count%Central AmericanGuatemalan100.000000%11.162115%100.000000%100.0%100.133%0.13%100.000000%3.576536%100.000000%100.0%100.133%0.13%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Mississippi
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Filipino100.000000%13.703522%100.000000%100.0%370.491%0.49%

Map of Ancestry by County Subdivision in Jefferson County

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.7%5.3%8.0%10.6%13.4%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.9%3.8%5.7%7.6%9.6%

African Ancestry by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.9%3.8%5.7%7.6%9.6%

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.9%3.9%5.8%7.8%9.8%

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.6%5.1%7.7%10.2%12.8%

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.7%5.4%8.2%10.9%13.7%

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.5%4.9%7.4%9.8%12.4%

Danish Ancestry by County Subdivision#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.4%4.3%

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.5%3.3%4.1%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.5%3.3%4.1%

French Canadian Ancestry by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.8%6.1%

Central American Ancestry by County Subdivision#15

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.039%0.077%0.116%0.154%0.193%

Guatemalan Ancestry by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.039%0.077%0.116%0.154%0.193%

Filipino Ancestry by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.29%0.43%0.57%0.72%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Jefferson County

American Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.47%0.94%1.42%1.89%2.36%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.47%0.81%1.13%1.46%1.79%2.13%

African Ancestry by Tract#27

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.47%0.81%1.13%1.46%1.79%2.13%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.23%0.48%0.72%0.97%1.21%1.46%

English Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.35%0.54%0.73%0.91%1.10%1.29%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0.889%0.938%0.986%1.035%1.083%1.132%

German Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0.80%0.86%0.91%0.96%1.02%1.08%

Danish Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.09%0.17%0.26%0.34%0.43%

French Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.08%0.16%0.25%0.33%0.42%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.08%0.16%0.25%0.33%0.42%

French Canadian Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.08%0.16%0.24%0.31%0.40%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.12%0.24%0.36%0.48%0.60%

Guatemalan Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.12%0.24%0.36%0.48%0.60%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.13%0.25%0.38%0.51%0.64%
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Ancestry by Place in Jefferson County

There is 1 place in Jefferson County. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Jefferson County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County.

American Ancestry by Place#46

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected places in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%5%10%15%Count#East South CentralMississippiSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJefferson County School DistrictJefferson CoJefferson CountyJeffersonFayette15.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M11.735947%11.735947%11.7%350,810351k9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M6.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M1.833156%1.833156%1.8%1381.833156%1.833156%1.8%1380.000000%0.000000%0.0%01

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Jefferson County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Jefferson County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Jefferson County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County.

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#67

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected county subdivisions in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%5%10%15%Count#East South CentralJefferson District 44MississippiSouthJefferson District 55United States of AmericaUnited StatesJefferson County School DistrictJefferson CoJefferson CountyJeffersonJefferson District 33Jefferson District 22Jefferson District 1115.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M13.310580%13.310580%13.3%78111.735947%11.735947%11.7%350,810351k9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M8.579088%8.579088%8.6%3226.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M1.833156%1.833156%1.8%1381.833156%1.833156%1.8%1380.540332%0.540332%0.5%2830.000000%0.000000%0.0%040.000000%0.000000%0.0%05

Ancestry by County in Mississippi

There are 82 counties in Mississippi. This section compares Jefferson County to the 50 most populous counties in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,085.

American Ancestry by County#88

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected other counties in Mississippi, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Marion CountyMarionPrentiss CountyPrentissAlcorn CountyAlcornPike CountyPikeTishomingo CountyTishomingoTippah CountyTippahUnion CountyUnionGeorge CountyGeorgePearl River CountyPearl RiverLamar CountyLamarPontotoc CountyPontotocItawamba CountyItawambaEast South CentralTate CountyTateHancock CountyHancockRankin CountyRankinLee CountyLeeMonroe CountyMonroeCovington CountyCovingtonOktibbeha CountyOktibbehaLincoln CountyLincolnYazoo CountyYazooForrest CountyForrestNewton CountyNewtonMississippiJones CountyJonesMarshall CountyMarshallScott CountyScottNeshoba CountyNeshobaJackson CountyJacksonSunflower CountySunflowerWashington CountyWashingtonSouthBolivar CountyBolivarWarren CountyWarrenLeflore CountyLefloreAttala CountyAttalaGrenada CountyGrenadaCopiah CountyCopiahHarrison CountyHarrisonLeake CountyLeakeDeSoto CountyDeSotoLafayette CountyLafayetteMadison CountyMadisonPanola CountyPanolaWayne CountyWayneLowndes CountyLowndesLauderdale CountyLauderdaleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSimpson CountySimpsonAdams CountyAdamsHinds CountyHindsClay CountyClayCoahoma CountyCoahomaJefferson County School DistrictJefferson CoJefferson CountyJefferson25.637350%25.637350%25.6%6,617125.229883%25.229883%25.2%6,393225.119944%25.119944%25.1%9,372325.045695%25.045695%25.0%10,00310.0k423.837358%23.837358%23.8%4,649522.428720%22.428720%22.4%4,948622.330201%22.330201%22.3%6,250721.207052%21.207052%21.2%4,944818.414994%18.414994%18.4%10,15910.2k917.931000%17.931000%17.9%10,69110.7k1017.918476%17.918476%17.9%5,5301117.162179%17.162179%17.2%4,0351215.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M15.435105%15.435105%15.4%4,3741315.201616%15.201616%15.2%6,9971414.449402%14.449402%14.4%21,37521.4k1514.434634%14.434634%14.4%12,31012.3k1614.105304%14.105304%14.1%5,0821713.782495%13.782495%13.8%2,6881813.720055%13.720055%13.7%6,7811912.948603%12.948603%12.9%4,4922012.904506%12.904506%12.9%3,5772112.411831%12.411831%12.4%9,4672212.021984%12.021984%12.0%2,6032311.735947%11.735947%11.7%350,810351k11.466339%11.466339%11.5%7,8332410.849265%10.849265%10.8%3,9272510.782510%10.782510%10.8%3,0482610.419353%10.419353%10.4%3,0712710.285410%10.285410%10.3%14,48714.5k2810.261085%10.261085%10.3%2,814299.952073%9.952073%10.0%4,859309.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.802172%9.802172%9.8%3,295319.681398%9.681398%9.7%4,631329.606557%9.606557%9.6%2,930339.583442%9.583442%9.6%1,829349.350311%9.350311%9.4%2,012359.294649%9.294649%9.3%2,675369.212872%9.212872%9.2%18,29418.3k378.982660%8.982660%9.0%2,067388.864767%8.864767%8.9%15,14915.1k398.853678%8.853678%8.9%4,621408.556749%8.556749%8.6%8,710418.455957%8.455957%8.5%2,902428.056733%8.056733%8.1%1,653438.010370%8.010370%8.0%4,789447.294940%7.294940%7.3%5,780456.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.862422%6.862422%6.9%1,872465.644628%5.644628%5.6%1,792475.521758%5.521758%5.5%13,50613.5k485.251402%5.251402%5.3%1,058493.350266%3.350266%3.4%831501.833156%1.833156%1.8%1381.833156%1.833156%1.8%138

Ancestry by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Jefferson County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

American Ancestry by County#109

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%5%10%15%Count#East South CentralMississippiWake CountyWakeSouthOrange CountyOrangeBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughTarrant CountyTarrantUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachFulton CountyFultonSt. Louis CountySt. LouisKings CountyKingsNew York CountyNew YorkWayne CountyWayneMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgFranklin CountyFranklinWestchester CountyWestchesterMaricopa CountyMaricopaOrange CountyOrangeOakland CountyOaklandMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldFairfax CountyFairfaxNassau CountyNassauSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoHarris CountyHarrisSuffolk CountySuffolkDallas CountyDallasClark CountyClarkQueens CountyQueensTravis CountyTravisMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAllegheny CountyAlleghenyRiverside CountyRiversideKing CountyKingPima CountyPimaBexar CountyBexarContra Costa CountyContra CostaSacramento CountySacramentoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHennepin CountyHennepinSan Diego CountySan DiegoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBronx CountyBronxCook CountyCookAlameda CountyAlamedaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraFresno CountyFresnoJefferson County School DistrictJefferson CoJefferson CountyJeffersonMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeHonolulu CountyHonolulu15.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M11.735947%11.735947%11.7%350,810351k10.156563%10.156563%10.2%101,421101k19.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M8.155614%8.155614%8.2%102,439102k27.823938%7.823938%7.8%145,821146k37.637981%7.637981%7.6%101,055101k47.031218%7.031218%7.0%136,935137k56.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.378735%6.378735%6.4%89,22389.2k66.370760%6.370760%6.4%63,50163.5k76.113377%6.113377%6.1%61,16861.2k85.974064%5.974064%6.0%155,735156k95.728051%5.728051%5.7%93,65393.7k105.714890%5.714890%5.7%101,016101k115.314922%5.314922%5.3%53,77553.8k125.137576%5.137576%5.1%63,30163.3k134.960541%4.960541%5.0%48,07948.1k144.887773%4.887773%4.9%199,839200k154.862795%4.862795%4.9%152,313152k164.770991%4.770991%4.8%58,93258.9k174.709734%4.709734%4.7%125,487125k184.685323%4.685323%4.7%51,18851.2k194.678012%4.678012%4.7%44,04944.0k204.638062%4.638062%4.6%52,54452.5k214.546724%4.546724%4.5%61,69061.7k224.512534%4.512534%4.5%95,06895.1k234.371330%4.371330%4.4%193,836194k244.018276%4.018276%4.0%60,19960.2k253.878946%3.878946%3.9%97,48097.5k263.865656%3.865656%3.9%80,02580.0k273.856735%3.856735%3.9%89,09189.1k283.843139%3.843139%3.8%44,12644.1k293.691745%3.691745%3.7%37,89137.9k303.659711%3.659711%3.7%57,37057.4k313.608456%3.608456%3.6%44,39744.4k323.556491%3.556491%3.6%82,64982.6k333.356447%3.356447%3.4%69,79969.8k343.343639%3.343639%3.3%33,54833.5k353.328403%3.328403%3.3%61,86561.9k363.112846%3.112846%3.1%34,48834.5k373.057662%3.057662%3.1%45,23245.2k382.940232%2.940232%2.9%37,00937.0k392.890268%2.890268%2.9%34,95135.0k402.881086%2.881086%2.9%93,73293.7k412.874173%2.874173%2.9%289,060289k422.745783%2.745783%2.7%39,45139.5k432.356465%2.356465%2.4%123,186123k442.266423%2.266423%2.3%36,38136.4k452.249961%2.249961%2.2%35,09835.1k461.952674%1.952674%2.0%36,80936.8k471.841439%1.841439%1.8%17,73617.7k481.833156%1.833156%1.8%1381.833156%1.833156%1.8%1381.756715%1.756715%1.8%16,78216.8k491.412767%1.412767%1.4%13,94413.9k50

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Jefferson County. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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