Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2022 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2022, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Mississippi was 1,317,960 and represented 45.13% of the total Mississippi citizen population.

Among all Mississippi counties, Hinds had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (164.73K), followed by DeSoto (57.04K), and Harrison (51.40K).

In terms of percentages, Claiborne had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (85.83%), followed by Holmes (83.04%), and Tunica (80.45%).

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 2022
Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2022
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Hinds 164725 73.46
DeSoto 57035 31.26
Harrison 51395 25.08
Madison 40900 38.24
Rankin 33970 21.90
Washington 32200 72.38
Lauderdale 31620 43.82
Jackson 29495 20.79
Forrest 28035 36.62
Lowndes 26045 44.99
Lee 24940 30.42
Pike 21635 54.10
Warren 21575 49.23
Leflore 20805 74.85
Jones 19435 29.48
Bolivar 19380 63.97
Sunflower 19040 74.17
Oktibbeha 18595 37.28
Yazoo 16610 61.61
Panola 16470 49.69
Coahoma 16160 77.08
Marshall 15560 46.13
Adams 15525 55.38
Copiah 14455 51.47
Holmes 13975 83.04
Lamar 13435 21.07
Lafayette 12920 23.57
Clay 11185 60.18
Lincoln 10530 30.36
Monroe 10300 30.27
Scott 9970 37.47
Grenada 9635 45.34
Simpson 9080 35.39
Jasper 8785 53.98
Tate 8540 30.66
Leake 8475 40.70
Winston 8285 46.76
Marion 7860 32.30
Tunica 7860 80.45
Tallahatchie 7755 62.34
Claiborne 7725 85.83
Wayne 7560 39.82
Noxubee 7550 73.91
Attala 7530 42.24
Chickasaw 7445 44.70
Pearl River 7035 12.56
Jefferson Davis 6895 61.07
Neshoba 6810 23.59
Newton 6655 31.33
Covington 6410 35.14
Humphreys 6085 78.82
Walthall 5970 43.70
Wilkinson 5940 69.64
Jefferson 5560 77.65
Kemper 5550 61.87
Clarke 5340 34.39
Amite 5090 40.21
Yalobusha 4790 38.32
Pontotoc 4530 14.88
Montgomery 4505 46.11
Union 4500 16.49
Quitman 4395 71.99
Lawrence 3760 31.65
Calhoun 3745 29.28
Carroll 3555 35.80
Greene 3480 25.63
Smith 3480 24.40
Hancock 3405 7.46
Alcorn 3275 9.51
Tippah 3240 15.13
Stone 2980 16.25
Sharkey 2835 72.51
Franklin 2750 35.78
Prentiss 2685 10.88
Choctaw 2395 29.17
Benton 2215 30.26
George 1910 7.87
Webster 1840 18.54
Itawamba 1440 6.04
Perry 1335 11.63
Issaquena 850 70.54
Tishomingo 250 1.35