Mississippi Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the Black or African American Alone population in Mississippi was 1,105,088 and represented 37.20% of the total Mississippi population (2,970,615).

Among Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (170,592), followed by Harrison County (42,135), and Madison County (36,734). Tishomingo County had the lowest (526).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Mississippi Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2010
Mississippi Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2010
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Adams 17382 53.35
Alcorn 4259 11.48
Amite 5429 41.33
Attala 8200 42.09
Benton 3252 37.4
Bolivar 21961 64.39
Calhoun 4193 28.02
Carroll 3478 32.79
Chickasaw 7416 42.53
Choctaw 2573 30.02
Claiborne 8120 84.77
Clarke 5768 34.49
Clay 11994 58.31
Coahoma 19768 75.71
Copiah 15066 51.18
Covington 6897 35.23
DeSoto 35778 22.11
Forrest 27316 36.45
Franklin 2807 34.63
George 1848 8.16
Greene 3751 26.08
Grenada 9099 41.67
Hancock 3191 7.24
Harrison 42135 22.43
Hinds 170592 69.43
Holmes 16078 82.85
Humphreys 6984 74.83
Issaquena 898 64.79
Itawamba 1412 6.03
Jackson 30284 21.71
Jasper 8959 52.66
Jefferson 6614 85.64
Jefferson Davis 7465 59.88
Jones 19379 28.58
Kemper 6293 60.2
Lafayette 11308 23.77
Lamar 11059 19.71
Lauderdale 34550 42.98
Lawrence 4010 31.02
Leake 9691 40.84
Lee 22833 27.55
Leflore 23538 72.6
Lincoln 10499 30.09
Lowndes 26062 43.59
Madison 36734 38.45
Marion 8729 32.35
Marshall 17512 47.24
Monroe 11439 30.99
Montgomery 4949 45.43
Neshoba 6222 20.95
Newton 6544 30.21
Noxubee 8228 71.66
Oktibbeha 17393 36.44
Panola 16873 48.71
Pearl River 6871 12.34
Perry 2465 20.15
Pike 20962 51.83
Pontotoc 4250 14.14
Prentiss 3503 13.88
Quitman 5680 69.68
Rankin 27313 19.17
Scott 10800 38.11
Sharkey 3466 70.94
Simpson 9721 35.31
Smith 3811 23.11
Stone 3438 19.2
Sunflower 21205 73.16
Tallahatchie 8699 56.72
Tate 8862 30.58
Tippah 3571 16.1
Tishomingo 526 2.68
Tunica 7936 73.73
Union 3965 14.61
Walthall 6846 44.47
Warren 23040 47.18
Washington 36528 71.49
Wayne 8135 39.14
Webster 2050 19.97
Wilkinson 6990 70.87
Winston 8766 45.65
Yalobusha 4781 37.87
Yazoo 16096 57.21