Mississippi Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2023

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Black or African American Alone population in Mississippi was 1,111,684 and represented 37.82% of the total Mississippi population (2,939,690).

Among Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (157,600), followed by DeSoto County (67,961), and Harrison County (55,144). Tishomingo County had the lowest (564).

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 2023
Mississippi Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2023
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Adams 16154 56.2
Alcorn 4340 12.71
Amite 4784 38.45
Attala 7761 44.71
Benton 2575 34.62
Bolivar 18450 63.69
Calhoun 3608 28.44
Carroll 3205 33.61
Chickasaw 7563 44.84
Choctaw 2324 28.73
Claiborne 7452 86.48
Clarke 5250 34.48
Clay 10991 60.37
Coahoma 15461 77.01
Copiah 13965 50.48
Covington 6531 36.17
DeSoto 67961 35.17
Forrest 29069 37.17
Franklin 2628 34.53
George 2037 7.95
Greene 3497 25.71
Grenada 9330 44.29
Hancock 3889 8.43
Harrison 55144 26.18
Hinds 157600 73.35
Holmes 13116 83.13
Humphreys 5549 76.9
Issaquena 767 61.07
Itawamba 1834 7.61
Jackson 31614 21.6
Jasper 8383 52.35
Jefferson 5842 84.17
Jefferson Davis 6464 58.93
Jones 19445 29.35
Kemper 5185 60.4
Lafayette 13932 23.83
Lamar 15010 22.67
Lauderdale 31817 45.11
Lawrence 3832 32.64
Leake 8446 39.73
Lee 26047 31.46
Leflore 19812 75.11
Lincoln 10297 29.67
Lowndes 26190 45.72
Madison 43085 38.29
Marion 7561 31.21
Marshall 15435 45.23
Monroe 10318 30.7
Montgomery 4227 44.03
Neshoba 6307 21.91
Newton 6641 31.6
Noxubee 7129 71.91
Oktibbeha 19331 37.75
Panola 16278 49.83
Pearl River 6988 12.05
Perry 2149 18.99
Pike 21856 55.48
Pontotoc 5186 16.45
Prentiss 3851 15.32
Quitman 4058 73.17
Rankin 37242 23.22
Scott 10326 37.54
Sharkey 2430 72.84
Simpson 9026 35.1
Smith 3409 24.18
Stone 3461 18.45
Sunflower 18019 73.64
Tallahatchie 6739 56.93
Tate 8600 30.43
Tippah 3516 16.52
Tishomingo 564 3.05
Tunica 7203 78.01
Union 4490 15.88
Walthall 5848 42.18
Warren 21061 49.79
Washington 30911 73.69
Wayne 8023 40.72
Webster 1801 18.03
Wilkinson 5598 69.47
Winston 8060 46.28
Yalobusha 4732 38.2
Yazoo 15074 58.44