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
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Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017
County
Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population
% of County Population
Hinds 173,539 72.31
Harrison 51,228 24.98
DeSoto 49,469 27.6
Madison 39,655 37.9
Washington 33,267 71.95
Lauderdale 33,010 43.2
Rankin 31,537 20.63
Jackson 30,223 21.23
Forrest 28,355 37.71
Lowndes 26,096 44.1
Lee 25,155 29.55
Warren 22,890 49
Leflore 21,718 74.08
Pike 21,049 53.24
Bolivar 20,213 63.72
Jones 19,930 29.13
Sunflower 19,181 73.35
Oktibbeha 18,549 37.27
Coahoma 17,818 76.68
Panola 16,997 49.83
Marshall 16,791 47.14
Adams 16,539 52.25
Yazoo 16,161 56.29
Copiah 14,695 51.5
Holmes 14,686 82.29
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