Mississippi Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Black or African American Alone population in Mississippi was 1,122,520 and represented 37.94% of the total Mississippi population (2,958,409).

Among Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (165,844), followed by DeSoto County (58,330), and Harrison County (54,560). Tishomingo County had the lowest (516).

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 2020
Mississippi Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2020
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Adams 16582 56.36
Alcorn 4411 12.7
Amite 5022 39.54
Attala 7822 43.9
Benton 2748 35.86
Bolivar 19837 64.33
Calhoun 3778 28.58
Carroll 3390 34.13
Chickasaw 7772 45.49
Choctaw 2429 29.58
Claiborne 7882 86.64
Clarke 5369 34.54
Clay 11070 59.45
Coahoma 16565 78.05
Copiah 14596 51.63
Covington 6637 36.28
DeSoto 58330 31.34
Forrest 29207 37.35
Franklin 2689 35.08
George 1831 7.52
Greene 3485 25.74
Grenada 9337 43.27
Hancock 3974 8.62
Harrison 54560 26.13
Hinds 165844 73.14
Holmes 14137 83.74
Humphreys 5999 77.51
Issaquena 813 61.22
Itawamba 1831 7.67
Jackson 31174 21.74
Jasper 8725 53.36
Jefferson 6181 85.31
Jefferson Davis 6808 60.41
Jones 19749 29.41
Kemper 5494 61.32
Lafayette 13051 23.34
Lamar 13979 21.71
Lauderdale 32459 44.66
Lawrence 3907 32.62
Leake 8626 40.6
Lee 25726 30.88
Leflore 21242 75.36
Lincoln 10515 30.19
Lowndes 26396 44.91
Madison 41475 37.96
Marion 7699 31.59
Marshall 15853 46.93
Monroe 10434 30.56
Montgomery 4403 44.96
Neshoba 6290 21.7
Newton 6748 31.75
Noxubee 7395 72.29
Oktibbeha 19441 37.6
Panola 16610 50.08
Pearl River 6866 12.22
Perry 2177 19.01
Pike 21985 54.7
Pontotoc 4933 15.82
Prentiss 3850 15.42
Quitman 4490 72.9
Rankin 33633 21.4
Scott 10533 37.65
Sharkey 2713 71.93
Simpson 9225 35.62
Smith 3371 23.75
Stone 3492 19.05
Sunflower 19108 73.9
Tallahatchie 7382 58.37
Tate 8795 31.28
Tippah 3651 16.79
Tishomingo 516 2.74
Tunica 7606 78.15
Union 4375 15.73
Walthall 6050 43.62
Warren 22064 49.53
Washington 32571 72.96
Wayne 8008 40.43
Webster 1826 18.44
Wilkinson 6014 70.54
Winston 8290 46.86
Yalobusha 4890 39.32
Yazoo 15779 59.15