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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 2020 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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Harrison County, MSMS217,136948+57%

02DeSoto County, MSMS197,918558+93%

03Forrest County, MSMS79,034374+434%

04Lafayette County, MSMS59,597335+644%

05Rankin County, MSMS162,181327+5%

06Hinds County, MSMS211,888265+188%

07Jackson County, MSMS147,666215+19%

08Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896210+11%

09Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096151–

10Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317140+82%

11Madison County, MSMS116,298137−21%

12Lowndes County, MSMS57,346111+1486%

13Pearl River County, MSMS59,36393+7%

14Leflore County, MSMS25,68684–

15Covington County, MSMS17,89881–

16Hancock County, MSMS46,87378+70%

17Yazoo County, MSMS22,94753+563%

18Adams County, MSMS30,06150+400%

19Warren County, MSMS41,75947+840%

20Webster County, MSMS10,16739–

21Greene County, MSMS13,70738+850%

22Lamar County, MSMS67,40336−70%

23Alcorn County, MSMS34,56926−90%

24Perry County, MSMS11,57720–

25Lee County, MSMS83,73119−79%

26Attala County, MSMS17,10016–

27Smith County, MSMS13,99114+367%

28Prentiss County, MSMS25,28412–

29Copiah County, MSMS27,49710–

30Jones County, MSMS66,4969–

31Jefferson County, MSMS6,8258–

32Tippah County, MSMS21,3896−71%

33Scott County, MSMS28,0735−98%

34Pike County, MSMS38,7122−94%

35Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772–

36Claiborne County, MSMS8,0581–

37Newton County, MSMS20,9601–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS