Mississippi Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the Black or African American Alone population in Mississippi was 1,110,762 and represented 37.28% of the total Mississippi population (2,979,147).

Among Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (173,620), followed by Harrison County (43,827), and DeSoto County (37,343). Tishomingo County had the lowest (525).

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 2011
Mississippi Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2011
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Adams 17324 53.41
Alcorn 4401 11.8
Amite 5436 41.37
Attala 8116 41.87
Benton 3231 37.05
Bolivar 21818 64.54
Calhoun 4193 28.14
Carroll 3456 33.11
Chickasaw 7501 42.87
Choctaw 2510 29.71
Claiborne 8357 85.46
Clarke 5773 34.59
Clay 12048 58.76
Coahoma 19517 75.47
Copiah 14975 51.14
Covington 6941 35.62
DeSoto 37343 22.75
Forrest 27709 36.56
Franklin 2759 34.57
George 1858 8.13
Greene 3762 26.27
Grenada 9045 41.86
Hancock 3315 7.41
Harrison 43827 22.93
Hinds 173620 69.95
Holmes 15831 82.97
Humphreys 6990 75.03
Issaquena 896 64.6
Itawamba 1424 6.12
Jackson 30531 21.8
Jasper 8917 52.9
Jefferson 6528 85.91
Jefferson Davis 7246 59.57
Jones 19388 28.54
Kemper 6195 60.19
Lafayette 11665 24.09
Lamar 11361 19.8
Lauderdale 34753 43.08
Lawrence 3952 31
Leake 9477 40.76
Lee 23261 27.68
Leflore 23260 72.52
Lincoln 10574 30.32
Lowndes 25961 43.54
Madison 37223 38.38
Marion 8534 32
Marshall 17457 47.48
Monroe 11252 30.74
Montgomery 4893 45.43
Neshoba 6230 20.94
Newton 6410 29.92
Noxubee 8073 71.47
Oktibbeha 17445 36.51
Panola 16948 49.15
Pearl River 6890 12.43
Perry 2429 19.98
Pike 21106 52.2
Pontotoc 4283 14.38
Prentiss 3542 13.96
Quitman 5635 70
Rankin 27792 19.27
Scott 10846 38.21
Sharkey 3478 71.31
Simpson 9620 35.1
Smith 3840 23.24
Stone 3450 19.27
Sunflower 20867 73.17
Tallahatchie 8715 56.85
Tate 8800 30.63
Tippah 3501 15.89
Tishomingo 525 2.67
Tunica 7830 73.94
Union 4001 14.65
Walthall 6843 44.52
Warren 22722 47.02
Washington 36074 71.48
Wayne 8057 39.06
Webster 2028 19.89
Wilkinson 6743 70.37
Winston 8696 45.66
Yalobusha 4775 38.15
Yazoo 16164 57.17