Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population for Mississippi was 945,515 and represented 42.63% of the total Mississippi citizen voting-age population.

Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population (125.28K), followed by Harrison (32.56K), and DeSoto (29.15K).

In terms of percentages, Jefferson had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (85.07%), followed by Claiborne (83.15%), and Holmes (80.49%).

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 2016
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County Citizen Voting-age Population % of County Citizen Voting-age Population
Hinds 125280 69.32
Harrison 32560 22.32
DeSoto 29150 23.86
Madison 27815 37.75
Washington 24620 69.24
Lauderdale 24310 40.85
Jackson 21965 21.10
Rankin 21610 19.64
Forrest 20160 35.35
Lowndes 18910 42.20
Lee 16800 27.00
Warren 16325 46.01
Leflore 15540 71.65
Bolivar 15490 62.13
Sunflower 14840 70.92
Pike 14680 50.49
Jones 13750 27.78
Oktibbeha 13660 34.84
Coahoma 13265 74.33
Marshall 13150 47.19
Adams 12400 54.40
Panola 12035 47.76
Yazoo 11745 57.93
Holmes 10870 80.49
Copiah 10650 49.27
Lafayette 9560 22.88
Clay 8480 55.97
Monroe 8165 29.67
Lamar 8110 18.64
Lincoln 7800 29.91
Scott 7445 38.97
Grenada 6950 42.46
Simpson 6865 33.89
Jasper 6540 51.56
Leake 6430 39.88
Tate 6425 30.43
Winston 6295 44.77
Marion 6095 31.27
Claiborne 5945 83.15
Attala 5695 40.28
Noxubee 5695 70.70
Wayne 5695 37.26
Jefferson Davis 5455 58.72
Chickasaw 5380 42.48
Tunica 5325 74.53
Pearl River 5065 12.10
Covington 5050 34.59
Wilkinson 4985 69.19
Jefferson 4900 85.07
Walthall 4815 43.28
Newton 4750 29.60
Kemper 4710 58.84
Tallahatchie 4675 42.31
Humphreys 4615 72.73
Neshoba 4125 19.73
Clarke 4085 32.98
Amite 4035 40.57
Quitman 3915 68.99
Yalobusha 3520 37.11
Montgomery 3415 43.04
Pontotoc 3330 15.16
Alcorn 3265 11.71
Hancock 3075 8.71
Greene 3050 27.65
Union 3005 14.77
Lawrence 3000 31.55
Calhoun 2985 27.51
Smith 2830 23.16
Stone 2730 19.82
Prentiss 2720 13.99
Carroll 2595 31.65
Tippah 2585 16.11
Sharkey 2475 71.33
Benton 2280 35.63
Franklin 1965 33.36
Choctaw 1930 30.18
Perry 1790 19.26
Webster 1415 18.83
George 1290 7.57
Itawamba 1255 6.91
Issaquena 680 59.39
Tishomingo 420 2.82