Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Mississippi was 1,276,885 and represented 43.38% of the total Mississippi citizen population.

Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (174.03K), followed by Harrison (47.77K), and DeSoto (43.86K).

In terms of percentages, Claiborne had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (87.03%), followed by Jefferson (86.52%), and Holmes (83.42%).

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 2017
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Hinds 174030 72.32
Harrison 47765 24.42
DeSoto 43860 25.85
Madison 39040 39.08
Washington 34445 72.23
Lauderdale 33470 43.25
Jackson 30680 22.10
Rankin 29875 20.27
Forrest 27855 37.44
Lowndes 25875 44.02
Lee 24660 29.43
Warren 23840 50.32
Leflore 22025 74.15
Bolivar 21250 64.84
Pike 21120 53.29
Sunflower 19815 73.79
Jones 19795 29.62
Coahoma 18725 77.23
Oktibbeha 18240 38.20
Panola 17165 50.58
Marshall 17140 48.09
Adams 16570 55.79
Yazoo 15470 58.22
Holmes 15215 83.42
Copiah 14845 52.19
Lafayette 12550 24.31
Lamar 11995 20.12
Clay 11790 59.23
Scott 10925 40.65
Monroe 10845 30.26
Lincoln 10640 30.87
Simpson 9960 36.69
Leake 9615 42.71
Grenada 9240 43.32
Jasper 8995 54.37
Winston 8690 47.19
Tate 8510 30.40
Wayne 8290 40.63
Marion 8155 32.30
Tunica 8040 79.53
Attala 7900 42.37
Claiborne 7885 87.03
Noxubee 7885 72.94
Chickasaw 7500 44.11
Jefferson Davis 7175 61.64
Pearl River 7110 13.03
Tallahatchie 6855 49.41
Covington 6825 35.79
Walthall 6705 45.96
Humphreys 6550 76.70
Wilkinson 6490 71.44
Jefferson 6450 86.52
Newton 6420 30.14
Neshoba 6145 21.03
Kemper 6080 60.32
Clarke 5650 35.14
Quitman 5350 71.43
Amite 5275 42.05
Yalobusha 4930 39.71
Pontotoc 4620 15.34
Alcorn 4375 11.88
Montgomery 4335 42.42
Lawrence 4200 33.17
Union 4165 15.13
Hancock 4010 8.75
Calhoun 3980 27.88
Smith 3810 23.67
Tippah 3640 16.82
Greene 3530 25.80
Stone 3450 19.23
Carroll 3420 33.58
Prentiss 3390 13.36
Sharkey 3330 72.87
Benton 3040 36.83
Franklin 2795 36.02
Choctaw 2580 30.92
Perry 2380 19.77
Webster 1905 19.34
George 1815 7.77
Itawamba 1725 7.40
Issaquena 840 64.86
Tishomingo 485 2.52