Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.83K people in Mississippi with Nigerian ancestry (0.06% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Claiborne County had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (0.51%), followed by Yazoo County (0.48%), and Bolivar County (0.28%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Nigerian ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Mississippi.
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Related Topics: Mississippi ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claiborne County | 0.51 |
| 2 | Yazoo County | 0.48 |
| 3 | Bolivar County | 0.28 |
| 3 | Kemper County | 0.28 |
| 4 | Madison County | 0.24 |
| 5 | Oktibbeha County | 0.22 |
| 6 | Copiah County | 0.18 |
| 7 | Hinds County | 0.17 |
| 8 | Tate County | 0.14 |
| 9 | Hancock County | 0.11 |
| 10 | Sunflower County | 0.10 |
| 11 | Rankin County | 0.09 |
| 12 | Jackson County | 0.08 |
| 12 | Tunica County | 0.08 |
| 13 | Tippah County | 0.07 |
| 14 | Lauderdale County | 0.06 |
| 15 | Pontotoc County | 0.05 |
| 16 | DeSoto County | 0.04 |
| 16 | Harrison County | 0.04 |
| 16 | Holmes County | 0.04 |
| 16 | Lafayette County | 0.04 |
| 16 | Washington County | 0.04 |
| 17 | Forrest County | 0.03 |
| 17 | Lowndes County | 0.03 |
| 17 | Pearl River County | 0.03 |
| 18 | Jones County | 0.01 |
| 18 | Lee County | 0.01 |