Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Mississippi was 1,315,935 and represented 44.95% of the total Mississippi citizen population.

Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (167.88K), followed by DeSoto (53.81K), and Harrison (51.32K).

In terms of percentages, Claiborne had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (87.01%), followed by Holmes (84.27%), and Jefferson (80.98%).

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 2021
Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2021
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Hinds 167875 73.49
DeSoto 53805 29.99
Harrison 51320 25.27
Madison 40765 38.50
Rankin 33565 21.80
Washington 32925 72.35
Lauderdale 32135 43.93
Jackson 29770 21.10
Forrest 28410 37.19
Lowndes 26035 44.53
Lee 24900 30.31
Warren 22090 49.43
Pike 21725 54.18
Leflore 21305 74.99
Sunflower 19860 75.58
Bolivar 19855 64.38
Jones 19755 29.91
Oktibbeha 18535 37.18
Yazoo 16470 60.60
Coahoma 16460 75.71
Panola 16260 48.95
Marshall 15865 47.30
Adams 15370 54.56
Copiah 14685 51.92
Holmes 14515 84.27
Lamar 13055 20.78
Lafayette 12835 23.56
Clay 11285 60.17
Lincoln 10665 30.70
Monroe 10455 30.45
Scott 10165 38.05
Grenada 9605 44.83
Simpson 9570 36.88
Leake 8960 42.25
Jasper 8850 53.95
Tate 8440 30.22
Winston 8430 47.24
Marion 7990 32.54
Tallahatchie 7940 62.47
Tunica 7930 79.90
Claiborne 7905 87.01
Attala 7745 43.09
Wayne 7640 39.91
Noxubee 7600 73.15
Chickasaw 7585 45.04
Pearl River 7140 12.83
Jefferson Davis 7000 61.57
Covington 6690 36.31
Newton 6635 31.05
Neshoba 6595 22.72
Wilkinson 6165 70.82
Humphreys 6160 78.62
Walthall 6135 44.54
Jefferson 5855 80.98
Kemper 5715 62.15
Clarke 5440 34.74
Amite 5185 40.88
Yalobusha 4730 37.61
Quitman 4605 72.92
Pontotoc 4580 15.21
Union 4475 16.44
Montgomery 4365 44.25
Lawrence 3950 32.86
Calhoun 3805 29.21
Alcorn 3625 10.44
Carroll 3570 35.51
Hancock 3555 7.80
Smith 3465 24.01
Tippah 3450 15.97
Greene 3420 25.39
Sharkey 3010 72.36
Stone 2910 15.88
Prentiss 2875 11.64
Franklin 2760 35.84
Choctaw 2470 29.92
Benton 2130 29.08
George 1930 8.06
Webster 1910 19.24
Itawamba 1665 6.99
Perry 1605 13.85
Issaquena 710 63.96
Tishomingo 380 2.04