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Largest Puerto Rican population, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties ranked by the number of residents who are Puerto Rican origin, 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 52 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 52 is 53.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUERTO RICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jackson County, MSMS147,6663,207+155%

02Harrison County, MSMS217,1361,863+82%

03Lamar County, MSMS67,403629+1023%

04DeSoto County, MSMS197,918443+155%

05Yazoo County, MSMS22,947404+446%

06Scott County, MSMS28,073322+303%

07Hinds County, MSMS211,888267+164%

08Hancock County, MSMS46,873246+257%

09Adams County, MSMS30,061219+1585%

10Rankin County, MSMS162,181193−23%

11Pearl River County, MSMS59,363156−19%

12Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096156+164%

13Forrest County, MSMS79,034141−47%

14Lafayette County, MSMS59,597136+946%

15Sunflower County, MSMS22,893133+787%

16Madison County, MSMS116,298117+964%

17Lee County, MSMS83,731110+168%

18Lowndes County, MSMS57,346108−13%

19Prentiss County, MSMS25,284107–

20Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89696−46%

21Pike County, MSMS38,71287+358%

22Jones County, MSMS66,49682+6%

23Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31774−60%

24Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73065–

25Leake County, MSMS21,66257–

26Bolivar County, MSMS28,26253–

27George County, MSMS26,33151−22%

28Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87749+88%

29Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37535–

30Stone County, MSMS19,65428+100%

31Benton County, MSMS7,50226–

32Marion County, MSMS24,00125–

33Monroe County, MSMS33,31825−19%

34Tate County, MSMS28,72525+4%

35Walthall County, MSMS13,92824−77%

36Tippah County, MSMS21,38923−18%

37Warren County, MSMS41,75923+15%

38Newton County, MSMS20,96021+40%

39Clay County, MSMS18,23815−59%

40Marshall County, MSMS34,65413+44%

41Carroll County, MSMS9,22612–

42Quitman County, MSMS5,36412–

43Greene County, MSMS13,7079−65%

44Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6398+14%

45Alcorn County, MSMS34,5696+20%

46Smith County, MSMS13,9916−88%

47Copiah County, MSMS27,4975−80%

48Washington County, MSMS40,4465−95%

49Perry County, MSMS11,5774–

50Webster County, MSMS10,1673–

51Itawamba County, MSMS24,1522−82%

52Choctaw County, MSMS8,0481–

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