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Largest Nigerian population, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 23 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 23 is 30.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Hinds County, MSMS211,888366+316%

02Madison County, MSMS116,298226+65%

03Yazoo County, MSMS22,947156–

04Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896122–

05Rankin County, MSMS162,18192–

06DeSoto County, MSMS197,91866–

07Bolivar County, MSMS28,26252+247%

08Claiborne County, MSMS8,05843–

09Lafayette County, MSMS59,59742−44%

10Copiah County, MSMS27,49738–

11Forrest County, MSMS79,03430+200%

12Tate County, MSMS28,72530–

13Lowndes County, MSMS57,34621+133%

14Kemper County, MSMS8,60018–

15Pearl River County, MSMS59,36317–

16Harrison County, MSMS217,13615–

17Washington County, MSMS40,44611–

18Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0969–

19Tunica County, MSMS8,8198–

20Jones County, MSMS66,4967–

21Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3176+100%

22Tippah County, MSMS21,3896–

23Noxubee County, MSMS9,7985–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS