Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2018

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, there were 1,117,677 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Mississippi and they represented 37.47% of the total population of Mississippi in 2018. Hinds County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (171,155), followed by DeSoto County (52,413), and Harrison County (52,281). On the other hand, Tishomingo County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (474), followed by Issaquena County (821), and Itawamba County (1,569).

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 (85.54%), followed by Jefferson County (84.88%), and Holmes County (82.68%).

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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 2018
Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2018
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Adams 16411 52.52
Alcorn 4515 12.24
Amite 4952 40.19
Attala 7909 43.15
Benton 2878 34.95
Bolivar 19890 63.84
Calhoun 4015 27.84
Carroll 3207 32.39
Chickasaw 7467 43.89
Choctaw 2408 29.23
Claiborne 7781 85.54
Clarke 5343 34.34
Clay 11337 58.48
Coahoma 17412 76.87
Copiah 14619 51.37
Covington 6701 35.68
DeSoto 52413 28.73
Forrest 28120 37.5
Franklin 2664 34.39
George 1816 7.55
Greene 3675 26.3
Grenada 8947 42.57
Hancock 3748 7.93
Harrison 52281 25.34
Hinds 171155 72.56
Holmes 14434 82.68
Humphreys 6168 75.11
Issaquena 821 63.06
Itawamba 1569 6.7
Jackson 30223 21.12
Jasper 8721 53.14
Jefferson 6020 84.88
Jefferson Davis 6675 59.66
Jones 19960 29.22
Kemper 5875 60.48
Lafayette 12574 23.41
Lamar 12820 20.43
Lauderdale 33044 43.77
Lawrence 3982 32.01
Leake 9524 41.81
Lee 25640 30.03
Leflore 21268 74.23
Lincoln 10229 29.91
Lowndes 26239 44.6
Madison 40060 37.92
Marion 7814 31.59
Marshall 16702 47.06
Monroe 10783 30.28
Montgomery 4486 44.92
Neshoba 6165 21.12
Newton 6536 30.66
Noxubee 7589 71.86
Oktibbeha 18407 37.38
Panola 16948 49.71
Pearl River 6784 12.23
Perry 2260 18.93
Pike 21065 53.5
Pontotoc 4652 14.56
Prentiss 3532 14.09
Quitman 5011 71.05
Rankin 32589 21.12
Scott 10597 37.39
Sharkey 3075 70.82
Simpson 9305 34.8
Smith 3761 23.56
Stone 3365 18.73
Sunflower 19232 73.25
Tallahatchie 7888 56.23
Tate 8694 30.67
Tippah 3630 16.45
Tishomingo 474 2.45
Tunica 7666 77.31
Union 4281 15
Walthall 6236 43.25
Warren 22567 48.96
Washington 32476 72.01
Wayne 8038 39.62
Webster 1844 18.92
Wilkinson 6166 70.32
Winston 8444 46.51
Yalobusha 4751 38.39
Yazoo 16354 56.08