Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2019 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2019, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Mississippi was 1,287,245 and represented 43.76% of the total Mississippi citizen population.

Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (172.85K), followed by Harrison (49.91K), and DeSoto (48.64K).

In terms of percentages, Claiborne had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (87.22%), followed by Holmes (84.24%), and Tunica (79.89%).

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 2019
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Hinds 172845 73.16
Harrison 49905 24.95
DeSoto 48635 27.72
Madison 39615 38.74
Lauderdale 33230 44.15
Washington 33175 72.51
Rankin 31630 21.05
Jackson 30070 21.52
Forrest 27810 37.68
Lowndes 25845 44.08
Lee 25090 29.94
Warren 22970 49.72
Leflore 21670 75.24
Pike 21355 54.24
Bolivar 20370 64.90
Jones 20035 29.97
Sunflower 19330 74.09
Oktibbeha 18125 37.78
Coahoma 18030 77.72
Adams 17465 59.90
Marshall 16985 48.22
Yazoo 16890 61.03
Panola 16580 49.05
Holmes 14940 84.24
Copiah 14690 51.93
Lafayette 12630 24.12
Lamar 12380 20.26
Clay 11770 60.11
Monroe 11100 31.22
Lincoln 10945 32.00
Scott 10765 40.69
Simpson 9850 36.77
Leake 9505 42.46
Grenada 9140 43.45
Jasper 8960 54.29
Winston 8490 46.70
Tate 8485 30.11
Wayne 8360 41.25
Marion 8125 32.78
Claiborne 7885 87.22
Tunica 7805 79.89
Attala 7785 42.40
Noxubee 7720 72.59
Chickasaw 7615 44.98
Tallahatchie 7585 55.04
Pearl River 7060 12.89
Jefferson Davis 6950 61.29
Covington 6945 36.73
Walthall 6705 46.42
Newton 6525 30.73
Humphreys 6345 77.00
Wilkinson 6315 71.16
Neshoba 6145 21.19
Kemper 6135 61.75
Jefferson 5705 79.68
Clarke 5590 35.45
Amite 5200 42.02
Quitman 5175 72.13
Yalobusha 4905 39.70
Pontotoc 4900 15.97
Montgomery 4445 44.49
Alcorn 4425 12.03
Union 4405 15.75
Lawrence 4130 32.83
Calhoun 3970 28.09
Hancock 3765 8.07
Smith 3675 23.04
Tippah 3645 16.71
Greene 3540 26.39
Carroll 3495 34.72
Stone 3315 18.19
Sharkey 3285 75.26
Benton 2805 34.38
Franklin 2780 36.01
Choctaw 2565 31.00
Prentiss 2535 10.17
Perry 2380 19.86
Webster 1995 20.42
George 1920 8.08
Itawamba 1680 7.18
Issaquena 840 61.77
Tishomingo 510 2.63