Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-212738 on Form S-3 of The First Bancshares, Inc., of our report dated March 30, 2016, relating to the consolidated financial statements appearing in the Annual Report onForm 10-K of The First Bancshares, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 2015, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.
/S/ T. E. Lott & Company
Columbus, Mississippi
August 23, 2016
