Canton City, Mississippi Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among the Canton City, MS voting-age population of 8,365 people, 72.77% of them (6,087 people) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, 18.89% of them (1,580 people) identified their race as White Alone, and 4.73% of them (396 people) identified their race as Some Other Race Alone.

The first chart below shows the voting-age population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of Canton City voting-age population for each race. You can also find this information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other Mississippi cities and places and also for the state of Mississippi.

Canton City, MS Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
White Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two Or More Races
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Canton City, MS Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
White Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two Or More Races
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Canton City, MS Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Voting-age Population % of City or Place Voting-age Population
Black or African American Alone 6087 72.77
White Alone 1580 18.89
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 48 0.57
Asian Alone 58 0.69
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 396 4.73
Two Or More Races 193 2.31