Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.94K people in Mississippi with Arab ancestry (0.07% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Lafayette County had the highest percentage of its population with Arab ancestry (0.78%), followed by Calhoun County (0.66%), and Tunica County (0.45%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Arab ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Mississippi.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
Lafayette County
Calhoun County
Tunica County
Lamar County
Lauderdale County
Coahoma County
Jefferson Davis County
Lawrence County
Rankin County
Copiah County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lafayette County 0.78
2 Calhoun County 0.66
3 Tunica County 0.45
4 Lamar County 0.35
5 Lauderdale County 0.34
6 Coahoma County 0.30
7 Jefferson Davis County 0.26
8 Lawrence County 0.23
9 Rankin County 0.17
10 Copiah County 0.14
11 Marshall County 0.13
12 Hancock County 0.11
12 Madison County 0.11
13 Lowndes County 0.09
14 Pike County 0.08
15 Jackson County 0.05
16 Itawamba County 0.04
17 Harrison County 0.03
17 Yazoo County 0.03
18 DeSoto County 0.01
18 Oktibbeha County 0.01