Mississippi Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2022

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Black or African American Alone population in Mississippi was 1,112,392 and represented 37.85% of the total Mississippi population (2,938,928).

Among Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (159,625), followed by DeSoto County (64,888), and Harrison County (55,144). Tishomingo County had the lowest (541).

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 2022
Mississippi Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2022
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Adams 16066 56.34
Alcorn 4382 12.83
Amite 4909 39.09
Attala 7784 44.4
Benton 2625 34.74
Bolivar 18865 64.03
Calhoun 3657 28.47
Carroll 3310 34
Chickasaw 7586 44.99
Choctaw 2368 29.25
Claiborne 7602 86.63
Clarke 5158 33.93
Clay 11063 60.42
Coahoma 15703 77.6
Copiah 14110 50.92
Covington 6593 36.34
DeSoto 64888 33.95
Forrest 28904 37.07
Franklin 2635 34.62
George 1977 7.85
Greene 3507 25.85
Grenada 9266 43.84
Hancock 4003 8.7
Harrison 55144 26.2
Hinds 159625 73.37
Holmes 13403 83.19
Humphreys 5677 77.2
Issaquena 764 60.54
Itawamba 1830 7.63
Jackson 31365 21.64
Jasper 8479 52.74
Jefferson 5979 84.6
Jefferson Davis 6585 59.44
Jones 19474 29.31
Kemper 5262 60.69
Lafayette 13786 23.88
Lamar 14789 22.49
Lauderdale 32124 45.16
Lawrence 3846 32.7
Leake 8465 39.92
Lee 25899 31.27
Leflore 20006 75.03
Lincoln 10347 29.76
Lowndes 26184 45.4
Madison 42603 38.29
Marion 7615 31.51
Marshall 15446 45.56
Monroe 10309 30.71
Montgomery 4263 44.58
Neshoba 6286 21.82
Newton 6702 31.88
Noxubee 7221 72.21
Oktibbeha 19323 37.6
Panola 16240 49.83
Pearl River 6904 12.07
Perry 2179 19.12
Pike 21912 55.21
Pontotoc 5149 16.42
Prentiss 3844 15.44
Quitman 4163 73.37
Rankin 36048 22.68
Scott 10385 37.68
Sharkey 2502 72.27
Simpson 9061 35.36
Smith 3374 23.96
Stone 3446 18.49
Sunflower 18266 73.54
Tallahatchie 6925 57.39
Tate 8657 30.63
Tippah 3560 16.61
Tishomingo 541 2.91
Tunica 7361 78.25
Union 4452 15.83
Walthall 5895 42.64
Warren 21059 49.39
Washington 31136 73.22
Wayne 7939 40.54
Webster 1786 17.96
Wilkinson 5721 69.74
Winston 8156 46.6
Yalobusha 4803 38.69
Yazoo 15166 58.57