Mississippi Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the Black or African American Alone population in Mississippi was 1,123,499 and represented 37.55% of the total Mississippi population (2,991,892).

Among Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (174,992), followed by Harrison County (48,022), and DeSoto County (42,075). Tishomingo County had the lowest (509).

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 2014
Mississippi Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2014
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Adams 17142 53.43
Alcorn 4639 12.45
Amite 5202 41.27
Attala 8076 42.89
Benton 3008 36.22
Bolivar 21901 64.75
Calhoun 4134 28.13
Carroll 3451 33.7
Chickasaw 7615 43.77
Choctaw 2452 29.23
Claiborne 7818 85.27
Clarke 5582 34.3
Clay 11837 58.73
Coahoma 18913 76.08
Copiah 14969 51.66
Covington 6884 35.93
DeSoto 42075 24.62
Forrest 28350 37.37
Franklin 2714 34.91
George 1881 8.06
Greene 3859 26.92
Grenada 9146 42.32
Hancock 3684 8
Harrison 48022 24.19
Hinds 174992 71.32
Holmes 15328 82.82
Humphreys 6660 75.73
Issaquena 876 63.2
Itawamba 1503 6.42
Jackson 30865 21.81
Jasper 8720 52.75
Jefferson 6520 85.97
Jefferson Davis 7128 60.33
Jones 19967 29.18
Kemper 6197 60.62
Lafayette 12436 23.86
Lamar 12010 19.95
Lauderdale 33989 42.85
Lawrence 3930 31.13
Leake 9710 41.9
Lee 24288 28.65
Leflore 22593 73.54
Lincoln 10616 30.56
Lowndes 26206 43.8
Madison 38491 38.15
Marion 8248 32.11
Marshall 17345 47.92
Monroe 11092 30.76
Montgomery 4691 45.29
Neshoba 6142 20.84
Newton 6608 30.43
Noxubee 7946 71.79
Oktibbeha 18257 37.17
Panola 17191 49.9
Pearl River 6904 12.52
Perry 2384 19.76
Pike 21122 52.86
Pontotoc 4728 15.35
Prentiss 3532 13.89
Quitman 5342 69.48
Rankin 29526 19.89
Scott 10969 38.42
Sharkey 3266 70.77
Simpson 9778 35.53
Smith 3776 23.3
Stone 3552 19.62
Sunflower 20208 73.73
Tallahatchie 8398 57.04
Tate 8804 31.17
Tippah 3634 16.54
Tishomingo 509 2.62
Tunica 8053 76.72
Union 4181 14.85
Walthall 6503 43.81
Warren 23223 48.43
Washington 35254 71.9
Wayne 8070 39.42
Webster 1939 19.39
Wilkinson 6525 71.04
Winston 8655 46.51
Yalobusha 4774 38.8
Yazoo 15991 57.5