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Highest Portuguese population share, Mississippi cities · 2020

Mississippi cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Portuguese ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Portuguese residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 28 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2010

01Latimer, MSMS6,7560.8%+0.6 pts

02Pontotoc, MSMS6,1560.3%–

03Meridian, MSMS33,3700.3%–

04Gulf Hills, MSMS8,4510.2%−1.1 pts

05D'Iberville, MSMS13,5570.2%−0.1 pts

06Greenwood, MSMS13,4290.2%–

07Flowood, MSMS11,0030.2%−0.2 pts

08Pascagoula, MSMS21,4090.1%−0.1 pts

09Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9930.1%−0.2 pts

10Biloxi, MSMS48,5160.1%+0.1 pts

11Vicksburg, MSMS19,8300.1%–

12Laurel, MSMS17,6620.1%–

13Clinton, MSMS26,6400.1%−0.1 pts

14Starkville, MSMS25,7540.1%+0.0 pts

15University, MSMS5,3150.1%−0.3 pts

16Olive Branch, MSMS47,5630.1%+0.1 pts

17Byram, MSMS12,7070.1%–

18Long Beach, MSMS17,3090.1%−0.0 pts

19Gulfport, MSMS76,5060.1%−0.1 pts

20Hattiesburg, MSMS48,8020.1%−0.0 pts

21Picayune, MSMS12,0190.1%−0.0 pts

22Oxford, MSMS26,7730.1%−0.0 pts

23Ridgeland, MSMS24,7500.1%–

24Jackson, MSMS141,1960.0%+0.0 pts

25Tupelo, MSMS38,0870.0%−0.0 pts

26Brookhaven, MSMS11,6460.0%–

27Madison, MSMS28,5750.0%–

28Horn Lake, MSMS26,7410.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS