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Largest South American population, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 37 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RELATEDLargest Mexican population Highest Mexican population share Largest Puerto Rican population Highest Puerto Rican population share Largest Cuban population Highest Cuban population share

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Harrison County, MSMS217,136948–

02DeSoto County, MSMS197,918558–

03Forrest County, MSMS79,034374–

04Lafayette County, MSMS59,597335–

05Rankin County, MSMS162,181327–

06Hinds County, MSMS211,888265–

07Jackson County, MSMS147,666215–

08Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896210–

09Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096151–

10Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317140–

11Madison County, MSMS116,298137–

12Lowndes County, MSMS57,346111–

13Pearl River County, MSMS59,36393–

14Leflore County, MSMS25,68684–

15Covington County, MSMS17,89881–

16Hancock County, MSMS46,87378–

17Yazoo County, MSMS22,94753–

18Adams County, MSMS30,06150–

19Warren County, MSMS41,75947–

20Webster County, MSMS10,16739–

21Greene County, MSMS13,70738–

22Lamar County, MSMS67,40336–

23Alcorn County, MSMS34,56926–

24Perry County, MSMS11,57720–

25Lee County, MSMS83,73119–

26Attala County, MSMS17,10016–

27Smith County, MSMS13,99114–

28Prentiss County, MSMS25,28412–

29Copiah County, MSMS27,49710–

30Jones County, MSMS66,4969–

31Jefferson County, MSMS6,8258–

32Tippah County, MSMS21,3896–

33Scott County, MSMS28,0735–

34Pike County, MSMS38,7122–

35Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772–

36Claiborne County, MSMS8,0581–

37Newton County, MSMS20,9601–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES