Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2012
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, there were 1,106,250 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Mississippi and they represented 37.07% of the total population of Mississippi in 2012. Hinds County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (173,767), followed by Harrison County (44,416), and DeSoto County (38,307). On the other hand, Tishomingo County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (498), followed by Issaquena County (887), and Itawamba County (1,420).
When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Jefferson County had the highest percentage (85.76%), followed by Claiborne County (83.95%), and Holmes County (82.32%).
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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
| County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 16977 | 52.71 |
| Alcorn | 4383 | 11.78 |
| Amite | 5299 | 40.96 |
| Attala | 8046 | 42.02 |
| Benton | 3211 | 37.12 |
| Bolivar | 21915 | 64.45 |
| Calhoun | 4168 | 28.11 |
| Carroll | 3456 | 33.22 |
| Chickasaw | 7418 | 42.4 |
| Choctaw | 2490 | 29.55 |
| Claiborne | 7851 | 83.95 |
| Clarke | 5679 | 34.36 |
| Clay | 11948 | 58.55 |
| Coahoma | 19280 | 75.23 |
| Copiah | 14698 | 50.6 |
| Covington | 6840 | 35.17 |
| DeSoto | 38307 | 23 |
| Forrest | 27965 | 36.59 |
| Franklin | 2709 | 34.3 |
| George | 1858 | 8.11 |
| Greene | 3797 | 26.5 |
| Grenada | 9028 | 41.75 |
| Hancock | 3341 | 7.38 |
| Harrison | 44416 | 22.94 |
| Hinds | 173767 | 70.06 |
| Holmes | 15576 | 82.32 |
| Humphreys | 6855 | 74.41 |
| Issaquena | 887 | 63.58 |
| Itawamba | 1420 | 6.09 |
| Jackson | 30005 | 21.43 |
| Jasper | 8602 | 51.95 |
| Jefferson | 6589 | 85.76 |
| Jefferson Davis | 7161 | 59.35 |
| Jones | 19567 | 28.59 |
| Kemper | 6269 | 60.33 |
| Lafayette | 12000 | 23.87 |
| Lamar | 11326 | 19.47 |
| Lauderdale | 34304 | 42.73 |
| Lawrence | 3871 | 30.5 |
| Leake | 9405 | 40.56 |
| Lee | 23477 | 27.68 |
| Leflore | 22190 | 72.03 |
| Lincoln | 10570 | 30.33 |
| Lowndes | 25947 | 43.52 |
| Madison | 37428 | 38.16 |
| Marion | 8484 | 32.22 |
| Marshall | 17277 | 47.25 |
| Monroe | 11110 | 30.51 |
| Montgomery | 4812 | 45.4 |
| Neshoba | 6140 | 20.64 |
| Newton | 6421 | 29.87 |
| Noxubee | 7997 | 71.69 |
| Oktibbeha | 17768 | 36.37 |
| Panola | 16936 | 49.19 |
| Pearl River | 6808 | 12.38 |
| Perry | 2341 | 19.5 |
| Pike | 20963 | 52.29 |
| Pontotoc | 4378 | 14.45 |
| Prentiss | 3507 | 13.83 |
| Quitman | 5358 | 68.73 |
| Rankin | 28294 | 19.4 |
| Scott | 10563 | 37.25 |
| Sharkey | 3410 | 71.22 |
| Simpson | 9596 | 34.99 |
| Smith | 3734 | 22.86 |
| Stone | 3515 | 19.47 |
| Sunflower | 20642 | 72.65 |
| Tallahatchie | 8415 | 55.93 |
| Tate | 8670 | 30.4 |
| Tippah | 3417 | 15.59 |
| Tishomingo | 498 | 2.54 |
| Tunica | 7819 | 74.91 |
| Union | 3976 | 14.54 |
| Walthall | 6605 | 43.83 |
| Warren | 22791 | 47.26 |
| Washington | 35652 | 71.25 |
| Wayne | 7982 | 38.7 |
| Webster | 1980 | 19.62 |
| Wilkinson | 6663 | 70.43 |
| Winston | 8710 | 45.89 |
| Yalobusha | 4691 | 37.86 |
| Yazoo | 16031 | 56.58 |