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Highest Portuguese population share, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Portuguese ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Portuguese residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 25 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 25 is 0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Horn Lake, MS, up 25 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2010

01Latimer, MSMS6,7560.5%+0.3 pts

02▲8Biloxi, MSMS48,5160.4%+0.4 pts

03▲25Horn Lake, MSMS26,7410.4%–

04Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2640.3%–

05Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,6340.3%–

06Waveland, MSMS7,0420.3%–

07▲11Long Beach, MSMS17,3090.2%+0.2 pts

08▲7University, MSMS5,3150.2%−0.1 pts

09Southaven, MSMS57,8190.2%+0.2 pts

10Diamondhead, MSMS9,4410.1%0.0 pts

11▼3Pascagoula, MSMS21,4090.1%−0.1 pts

12Gautier, MSMS19,0690.1%−0.1 pts

13Corinth, MSMS14,3450.1%–

14Batesville, MSMS7,3250.1%–

15▲2Byram, MSMS12,7070.1%–

16▼12Gulf Hills, MSMS8,4510.1%−1.2 pts

17▼3Starkville, MSMS25,7540.1%0.0 pts

18▲4Oxford, MSMS26,7730.1%0.0 pts

19▼13Greenwood, MSMS13,4290.0%–

20Hattiesburg, MSMS48,8020.0%−0.1 pts

21▼18Meridian, MSMS33,3700.0%–

22▲5Madison, MSMS28,5750.0%–

23Brandon, MSMS26,1220.0%–

24▼5Gulfport, MSMS76,5060.0%−0.2 pts

25▼2Ridgeland, MSMS24,7500.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES