Mississippi White Alone Population By County in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the White Alone population in Mississippi was 1,774,193 and represented 59.33% of the total Mississippi population (2,990,595).

Among Mississippi counties, Harrison County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (139,351), followed by DeSoto County (123,329), and Rankin County (116,544). Issaquena County had the lowest (467).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's White 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 White Alone Population By County in 2016
Mississippi White Alone Population By County in 2016
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Adams 13999 44.3
Alcorn 31942 85.71
Amite 7277 58.49
Attala 10261 55.3
Benton 5155 62.52
Bolivar 11003 33.82
Calhoun 10158 69.81
Carroll 6650 65.2
Chickasaw 9202 53.48
Choctaw 5729 69.05
Claiborne 1122 12.23
Clarke 10221 64.3
Clay 7932 39.95
Coahoma 5250 21.99
Copiah 13273 46.3
Covington 11905 62.1
DeSoto 123329 70.09
Forrest 44811 59.28
Franklin 4938 63.94
George 21288 90.01
Greene 9980 73.67
Grenada 11809 55.64
Hancock 41121 88.04
Harrison 139351 68.73
Hinds 63194 26.09
Holmes 2902 16.12
Humphreys 1961 22.89
Issaquena 467 35.35
Itawamba 21421 91.44
Jackson 103940 73.36
Jasper 7514 45.3
Jefferson 958 13.12
Jefferson Davis 4460 38.94
Jones 46906 68.46
Kemper 3466 34.52
Lafayette 38815 72.4
Lamar 47066 76.58
Lauderdale 42118 54.35
Lawrence 8516 66.46
Leake 11324 49.71
Lee 57727 68.03
Leflore 7106 23.85
Lincoln 23390 68.02
Lowndes 31930 53.62
Madison 60077 57.81
Marion 16694 66.46
Marshall 18001 50.29
Monroe 24334 67.77
Montgomery 5420 52.98
Neshoba 17649 59.88
Newton 13460 62.59
Noxubee 2933 26.93
Oktibbeha 28740 57.93
Panola 16548 48.33
Pearl River 46662 84.67
Perry 9529 78.9
Pike 17654 44.54
Pontotoc 25954 82.35
Prentiss 21352 84.05
Quitman 2019 27.43
Rankin 116544 76.63
Scott 16438 57.93
Sharkey 1235 27.37
Simpson 16910 62.63
Smith 12083 75.79
Stone 14162 77.86
Sunflower 6626 24.99
Tallahatchie 5879 40.88
Tate 18833 66.52
Tippah 17939 81.25
Tishomingo 18670 95.97
Tunica 2153 21.24
Union 23248 82.15
Walthall 7862 53.97
Warren 22942 48.8
Washington 12311 26.08
Wayne 12002 58.62
Webster 7761 79.45
Wilkinson 2573 28.49
Winston 9411 51.27
Yalobusha 7394 59.3
Yazoo 11304 40.37