Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2019

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, there were 1,116,038 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 2019. Hinds County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (169,146), followed by DeSoto County (55,406), and Harrison County (53,130). On the other hand, Tishomingo County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (470), followed by Issaquena County (836), and Itawamba County (1,578).

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 (85.88%), 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 2019
Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2019
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Adams 16196 52.69
Alcorn 4544 12.27
Amite 4861 39.57
Attala 7913 43.54
Benton 2933 35.43
Bolivar 19479 63.42
Calhoun 3999 27.84
Carroll 3233 32.56
Chickasaw 7495 44.02
Choctaw 2398 29.27
Claiborne 7727 85.88
Clarke 5358 34.55
Clay 11391 58.87
Coahoma 17084 77.32
Copiah 14449 51.42
Covington 6621 35.67
DeSoto 55406 29.89
Forrest 28042 37.37
Franklin 2645 34.38
George 1864 7.63
Greene 3425 25.24
Grenada 8826 42.57
Hancock 3853 8.08
Harrison 53130 25.56
Hinds 169146 72.93
Holmes 14086 82.68
Humphreys 6042 75
Issaquena 836 63.14
Itawamba 1578 6.76
Jackson 30291 21.13
Jasper 8644 52.81
Jefferson 5960 84.88
Jefferson Davis 6567 59.22
Jones 20074 29.4
Kemper 5967 61.01
Lafayette 12749 23.51
Lamar 13191 20.79
Lauderdale 32675 43.79
Lawrence 4069 32.28
Leake 9542 41.8
Lee 25947 30.29
Leflore 20989 74.42
Lincoln 10238 30.01
Lowndes 26111 44.54
Madison 40334 37.93
Marion 7713 31.48
Marshall 16504 46.75
Monroe 10680 30.26
Montgomery 4374 44.79
Neshoba 6179 21.2
Newton 6512 31.03
Noxubee 7465 71.61
Oktibbeha 18530 37.4
Panola 17016 49.9
Pearl River 6734 12.08
Perry 2280 19
Pike 21171 53.89
Pontotoc 4814 14.91
Prentiss 3561 14.2
Quitman 4850 71.24
Rankin 33153 21.34
Scott 10584 37.53
Sharkey 3041 70.52
Simpson 9320 34.77
Smith 3715 23.45
Stone 3454 18.89
Sunflower 18400 73.22
Tallahatchie 7820 56.13
Tate 8689 30.7
Tippah 3597 16.33
Tishomingo 470 2.43
Tunica 7439 77.47
Union 4365 15.2
Walthall 6143 42.91
Warren 22270 48.97
Washington 31692 72.07
Wayne 7966 39.46
Webster 1792 18.47
Wilkinson 6068 70.33
Winston 8373 46.54
Yalobusha 4677 38.64
Yazoo 16719 56.3