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Highest Portuguese population share, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties 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 34 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2010

01Stone County, MSMS19,6540.5%–

02Benton County, MSMS7,5020.4%–

03Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7300.2%–

04Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3170.2%+0.2 pts

05Leake County, MSMS21,6620.2%–

06Jackson County, MSMS147,6660.1%−0.1 pts

07Lincoln County, MSMS35,0120.1%–

08Leflore County, MSMS25,6860.1%–

09Prentiss County, MSMS25,2840.1%+0.0 pts

10Harrison County, MSMS217,1360.1%−0.1 pts

11Warren County, MSMS41,7590.1%+0.0 pts

12Clarke County, MSMS15,1020.1%–

13Hancock County, MSMS46,8730.1%+0.0 pts

14Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0960.1%–

15Rankin County, MSMS162,1810.1%−0.0 pts

16Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8960.0%−0.0 pts

17Hinds County, MSMS211,8880.0%−0.0 pts

18Lafayette County, MSMS59,5970.0%−0.0 pts

19Forrest County, MSMS79,0340.0%−0.0 pts

20Calhoun County, MSMS12,6430.0%–

21Lee County, MSMS83,7310.0%+0.0 pts

22Madison County, MSMS116,2980.0%+0.0 pts

23Jones County, MSMS66,4960.0%−0.1 pts

24Pearl River County, MSMS59,3630.0%−0.0 pts

25DeSoto County, MSMS197,9180.0%−0.0 pts

26Noxubee County, MSMS9,7980.0%–

27Smith County, MSMS13,9910.0%–

28Lamar County, MSMS67,4030.0%−0.1 pts

29Monroe County, MSMS33,3180.0%–

30Scott County, MSMS28,0730.0%−0.1 pts

31Wayne County, MSMS19,8070.0%−0.0 pts

32Lowndes County, MSMS57,3460.0%−0.0 pts

33Alcorn County, MSMS34,5690.0%–

34Pike County, MSMS38,7120.0%–

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