Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2015 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2015, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Mississippi was 1,266,075 and represented 43.02% of the total Mississippi citizen population.

Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (172.31K), followed by Harrison (44.72K), and DeSoto (40.02K).

In terms of percentages, Jefferson had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (86.02%), followed by Claiborne (84.52%), and Holmes (82.73%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic Black Alone.

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Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2015
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Hinds 172310 70.92
Harrison 44720 23.41
DeSoto 40015 24.25
Madison 38240 39.09
Washington 35125 71.34
Lauderdale 33955 42.97
Jackson 30290 22.01
Rankin 28785 19.92
Forrest 27815 37.34
Lowndes 26155 44.36
Lee 23945 28.57
Warren 22930 48.13
Leflore 22710 73.19
Bolivar 21650 64.41
Pike 20970 52.64
Sunflower 20290 72.79
Jones 19710 29.59
Coahoma 19140 76.00
Oktibbeha 18040 38.15
Adams 17540 58.22
Marshall 17315 47.92
Panola 17180 50.31
Yazoo 15940 59.73
Holmes 15500 82.73
Copiah 14680 51.26
Lafayette 12195 24.35
Clay 11800 58.33
Lamar 11755 20.31
Monroe 11025 30.55
Lincoln 10705 30.88
Scott 10485 39.43
Simpson 9790 36.00
Leake 9575 42.26
Grenada 9400 43.58
Winston 8875 47.59
Jasper 8785 53.03
Tate 8745 31.07
Marion 8415 32.40
Attala 8020 41.95
Noxubee 8015 73.33
Wayne 8015 39.10
Tunica 7890 76.49
Claiborne 7835 84.52
Chickasaw 7540 44.18
Pearl River 7480 13.66
Jefferson Davis 7310 61.22
Covington 6875 35.37
Humphreys 6745 75.70
Tallahatchie 6700 47.54
Walthall 6665 44.88
Wilkinson 6645 71.11
Newton 6575 30.44
Neshoba 6570 22.35
Jefferson 6520 86.02
Kemper 6010 59.18
Clarke 5730 35.06
Quitman 5450 70.87
Amite 5415 42.26
Yalobusha 4795 38.76
Montgomery 4715 45.14
Pontotoc 4620 15.49
Alcorn 4240 11.49
Hancock 4115 9.11
Lawrence 4060 32.26
Smith 4010 24.69
Calhoun 3965 27.52
Union 3940 14.60
Greene 3665 26.04
Prentiss 3590 14.19
Carroll 3470 33.67
Tippah 3455 16.00
Stone 3440 19.31
Sharkey 3425 71.88
Benton 3080 36.60
Franklin 2815 35.84
Perry 2600 21.34
Choctaw 2595 31.12
Webster 1975 19.80
George 1830 7.96
Itawamba 1530 6.55
Issaquena 840 65.12
Tishomingo 505 2.62