Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2015

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, there were 1,115,709 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Mississippi and they represented 37.31% of the total population of Mississippi in 2015. Hinds County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (174,518), followed by Harrison County (48,674), and DeSoto County (44,014). On the other hand, Tishomingo County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (469), followed by Issaquena County (854), and Itawamba County (1,551).

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 (85.37%), followed by Claiborne County (85.05%), and Holmes County (82.19%).

You can see similar information for other ethnicity and racial groups in Mississippi.

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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.