Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, there were 1,119,144 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Mississippi and they represented 37.42% of the total population of Mississippi in 2017. Hinds County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (173,539), followed by Harrison County (51,228), and DeSoto County (49,469). On the other hand, Tishomingo County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (473), followed by Issaquena County (836), and Itawamba County (1,568).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Claiborne County had the highest percentage (85.53%), followed by Jefferson County (85.33%), and Holmes County (82.29%).

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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.

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Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017
Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Adams 16539 52.25
Alcorn 4561 12.26
Amite 5003 40.19
Attala 7917 42.85
Benton 2861 34.61
Bolivar 20213 63.72
Calhoun 4031 27.79
Carroll 3283 32.51
Chickasaw 7508 43.91
Choctaw 2416 29.31
Claiborne 7726 85.53
Clarke 5398 34.17
Clay 11491 58.53
Coahoma 17818 76.68
Copiah 14695 51.5
Covington 6779 35.65
DeSoto 49469 27.6
Forrest 28355 37.71
Franklin 2651 34.16
George 1844 7.7
Greene 3390 25.06
Grenada 8941 42.47
Hancock 3694 7.86
Harrison 51228 24.98
Hinds 173539 72.31
Holmes 14686 82.29
Humphreys 6240 74.94
Issaquena 836 62.44
Itawamba 1568 6.67
Jackson 30223 21.23
Jasper 8778 52.98
Jefferson 6170 85.33
Jefferson Davis 6711 59.47
Jones 19930 29.13
Kemper 6123 60.69
Lafayette 12791 23.55
Lamar 12324 19.99
Lauderdale 33010 43.2
Lawrence 4027 31.88
Leake 9555 41.87
Lee 25155 29.55
Leflore 21718 74.08
Lincoln 10323 30.05
Lowndes 26096 44.1
Madison 39655 37.9
Marion 7958 31.68
Marshall 16791 47.14
Monroe 10942 30.51
Montgomery 4567 45.05
Neshoba 6168 20.95
Newton 6564 30.67
Noxubee 7680 71.66
Oktibbeha 18549 37.27
Panola 16997 49.83
Pearl River 6737 12.18
Perry 2301 19.13
Pike 21049 53.24
Pontotoc 4635 14.59
Prentiss 3576 14.18
Quitman 5116 70.99
Rankin 31537 20.63
Scott 10665 37.48
Sharkey 3126 70.74
Simpson 9391 34.89
Smith 3775 23.5
Stone 3724 20.01
Sunflower 19181 73.35
Tallahatchie 7915 55.92
Tate 8877 31.04
Tippah 3597 16.38
Tishomingo 473 2.42
Tunica 7643 76.51
Union 4251 14.93
Walthall 6292 43.35
Warren 22890 49
Washington 33267 71.95
Wayne 8125 39.73
Webster 1831 18.79
Wilkinson 6203 70.05
Winston 8511 46.68
Yalobusha 4810 38.64
Yazoo 16161 56.29