Mississippi Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity 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 Mississippi citizen voting-age population was 2.22M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (1.34M) and constituted 60.33% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (809.19K) and constituted 36.44% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (34.09K), constituting 1.54% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Mississippi Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Percentage of Mississippi Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

Mississippi Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	1339700	60.33
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	809185	36.44
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	34090	1.54
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	14380	0.65
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	14110	0.64
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	8860	0.40
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	485	0.02