Mississippi Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 20, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Mississippi population aged 25 years and above was 1,974,105.

Race: The White Alone racial group had the highest population aged 25 years and above (1.20M) and constituted 60.65% of the Mississippi population aged 25yrs+. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest population (695.63K) and constituted 35.24% of the population. The third highest racial group was Two Or More Races (33.36K), constituting 1.69% of the population.

Ethnicity: The population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 1.18M and constituted 59.57% of the Mississippi population aged 25yrs+. The population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was 50.72K and constituted 2.57% of the population.

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

You can see similar information for other states and the United States.

Mississippi Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black Alone
Two or More Races
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Mississippi Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
All Others
Mississippi Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
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Race Population % of Total Pop.
White Alone 1197372 60.65
Black or African American Alone 695630 35.24
Two Or More Races 33362 1.69
Asian Alone 19749 1.00
Some Other Race Alone 19588 0.99
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7689 0.39
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 715 0.04
Mississippi Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population % of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 1176020 59.57
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 50724 2.57
All Other Ethnicities 747361 37.86