Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age 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 voting-age population for Mississippi was 935,440 and represented 42.32% of the total Mississippi citizen voting-age population.

Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population (123.75K), followed by Harrison (31.42K), and DeSoto (27.66K).

In terms of percentages, Jefferson had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (85.76%), followed by Claiborne (83.31%), and Holmes (80.34%).

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

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Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2015
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County Citizen Voting-age Population % of County Citizen Voting-age Population
Hinds 123745 68.42
Harrison 31420 21.89
DeSoto 27655 23.12
Madison 27170 37.60
Washington 24640 68.47
Lauderdale 24300 40.55
Jackson 21510 20.79
Rankin 21115 19.41
Forrest 19940 35.12
Lowndes 18735 41.98
Lee 16475 26.67
Warren 16145 45.43
Leflore 16060 70.91
Bolivar 15505 61.85
Sunflower 14940 70.24
Pike 14595 50.08
Jones 13625 27.61
Oktibbeha 13480 34.94
Coahoma 13210 73.37
Marshall 13130 46.91
Adams 12985 55.71
Panola 11915 47.33
Yazoo 11360 57.13
Holmes 10950 80.34
Copiah 10540 48.47
Lafayette 9300 22.75
Clay 8465 55.65
Monroe 8215 29.68
Lamar 7920 18.48
Lincoln 7670 29.60
Scott 7345 38.35
Simpson 6885 34.16
Grenada 6840 41.73
Jasper 6420 50.57
Tate 6360 30.02
Leake 6335 39.42
Winston 6290 44.37
Marion 6135 31.29
Claiborne 5990 83.31
Noxubee 5800 71.96
Attala 5710 40.17
Wayne 5575 36.47
Jefferson Davis 5450 58.23
Chickasaw 5325 42.05
Tallahatchie 5300 45.07
Tunica 5260 73.06
Pearl River 5170 12.42
Wilkinson 5020 69.05
Jefferson 4940 85.76
Covington 4805 33.17
Newton 4745 29.53
Walthall 4710 42.28
Humphreys 4690 72.49
Kemper 4620 57.97
Neshoba 4370 20.77
Clarke 4130 33.04
Amite 4095 40.71
Quitman 3935 68.44
Yalobusha 3495 36.89
Montgomery 3440 42.89
Pontotoc 3230 14.86
Alcorn 3225 11.54
Greene 3150 28.20
Union 2930 14.57
Calhoun 2910 26.81
Lawrence 2900 30.49
Hancock 2835 8.12
Smith 2805 22.88
Prentiss 2735 14.07
Carroll 2590 31.49
Stone 2470 18.03
Sharkey 2465 69.14
Tippah 2465 15.31
Benton 2270 35.39
Franklin 1965 33.19
Choctaw 1905 29.72
Perry 1860 20.04
Webster 1425 18.89
George 1365 8.07
Itawamba 1205 6.68
Issaquena 720 65.46
Tishomingo 440 2.95