Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2018 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2018, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Mississippi was 1,281,810 and represented 43.52% of the total Mississippi citizen population.

Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (173.94K), followed by Harrison (48.86K), and DeSoto (45.95K).

In terms of percentages, Claiborne had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (87.42%), followed by Jefferson (86.09%), and Holmes (83.92%).

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 2018
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Hinds 173935 72.72
Harrison 48855 24.71
DeSoto 45945 26.65
Madison 39285 38.85
Washington 33900 72.68
Lauderdale 33490 43.87
Rankin 30915 20.77
Jackson 30250 21.70
Forrest 27780 37.53
Lowndes 25940 44.14
Lee 24840 29.70
Warren 23125 49.38
Leflore 21850 74.45
Pike 21175 53.45
Bolivar 20870 64.73
Jones 19945 29.82
Sunflower 19595 73.97
Coahoma 18395 77.47
Oktibbeha 18205 37.81
Adams 17745 60.03
Marshall 17120 48.25
Panola 17110 50.44
Yazoo 15695 58.34
Holmes 15165 83.92
Copiah 14875 52.43
Lafayette 12645 24.24
Lamar 12160 20.12
Clay 11795 59.71
Monroe 11045 30.93
Scott 10850 40.83
Lincoln 10700 31.16
Simpson 9890 36.62
Leake 9550 42.55
Grenada 9205 43.39
Jasper 8990 54.39
Winston 8735 47.78
Wayne 8400 41.19
Tate 8350 29.60
Marion 8100 32.52
Tunica 7945 79.85
Claiborne 7925 87.42
Attala 7910 42.79
Noxubee 7820 72.74
Chickasaw 7515 44.13
Covington 7210 37.87
Tallahatchie 7070 51.34
Pearl River 7065 12.91
Jefferson Davis 7035 61.20
Walthall 6700 46.08
Newton 6540 30.61
Humphreys 6470 76.75
Wilkinson 6410 71.30
Jefferson 6310 86.09
Neshoba 6185 21.25
Kemper 6155 60.91
Clarke 5695 35.75
Quitman 5280 71.89
Amite 5240 42.16
Yalobusha 4970 40.05
Pontotoc 4825 15.83
Montgomery 4415 43.61
Alcorn 4330 11.78
Lawrence 4195 33.31
Union 4140 14.84
Calhoun 3960 27.79
Hancock 3775 8.13
Smith 3705 23.14
Tippah 3680 16.96
Stone 3530 19.27
Carroll 3500 34.60
Greene 3495 25.81
Sharkey 3335 74.86
Prentiss 3130 12.35
Benton 2940 35.92
Franklin 2795 36.09
Choctaw 2595 31.25
Perry 2370 19.71
George 1905 8.12
Webster 1895 19.32
Itawamba 1660 7.11
Issaquena 800 60.15
Tishomingo 550 2.86