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Largest Nigerian population, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 31 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 34. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lauderdale County, MS, up 17 places to #4.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Hinds County, MSMS211,888597+578%

02▲14Harrison County, MSMS217,136331–

03Jackson County, MSMS147,666255–

04▲17Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317227+7467%

05Lee County, MSMS83,731164–

06Warren County, MSMS41,759124–

07▼2Rankin County, MSMS162,181103–

08▼5Yazoo County, MSMS22,94799–

09▲4Lowndes County, MSMS57,34698+989%

10▲1Forrest County, MSMS79,03495+850%

11▼4Bolivar County, MSMS28,26275+400%

12▼6DeSoto County, MSMS197,91864–

13▲4Washington County, MSMS40,44647–

14Grenada County, MSMS20,86839–

15▼5Copiah County, MSMS27,49738–

16Newton County, MSMS20,96034–

17▼15Madison County, MSMS116,29825−82%

18▲2Jones County, MSMS66,49619–

19▼5Kemper County, MSMS8,60018–

20Alcorn County, MSMS34,56914–

21Pike County, MSMS38,71213–

22Marshall County, MSMS34,65412–

23▼8Pearl River County, MSMS59,36311–

24Sunflower County, MSMS22,89311–

25Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7307–

26Coahoma County, MSMS19,8497−87%

27Hancock County, MSMS46,8737–

28Holmes County, MSMS15,4657–

29▼21Claiborne County, MSMS8,0585–

30▼12Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0965–

31▼22Lafayette County, MSMS59,5971−99%

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