Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021

Updated on August 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, there were 1,106,108 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Mississippi and they represented 37.50% of the total population of Mississippi in 2021. Hinds County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (162,114), followed by DeSoto County (61,165), and Harrison County (53,657). On the other hand, Tishomingo County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (498), followed by Issaquena County (766), and Itawamba County (1,792).

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 (85.78%), followed by Jefferson County (84.43%), and Holmes County (82.69%).

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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 2021
Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Adams 16217 56.22
Alcorn 4283 12.45
Amite 4900 38.82
Attala 7785 43.95
Benton 2682 35.11
Bolivar 19200 63.57
Calhoun 3631 28.02
Carroll 3337 33.98
Chickasaw 7575 44.54
Choctaw 2367 29.09
Claiborne 7622 85.78
Clarke 5270 34.19
Clay 10997 59.5
Coahoma 16038 77.4
Copiah 14137 50.63
Covington 6555 35.87
DeSoto 61165 32.36
Forrest 28473 36.57
Franklin 2632 34.24
George 1873 7.56
Greene 3503 25.67
Grenada 9231 43.28
Hancock 3854 8.38
Harrison 53657 25.61
Hinds 162114 72.87
Holmes 13651 82.69
Humphreys 5838 77.16
Issaquena 766 59.2
Itawamba 1792 7.5
Jackson 30287 20.97
Jasper 8573 52.82
Jefferson 6025 84.43
Jefferson Davis 6697 59.99
Jones 19184 28.71
Kemper 5336 60.63
Lafayette 13225 23.24
Lamar 14368 21.97
Lauderdale 32079 44.59
Lawrence 3807 32.32
Leake 8448 39.74
Lee 25466 30.68
Leflore 20383 74.32
Lincoln 10393 29.75
Lowndes 26157 44.97
Madison 41396 37.64
Marion 7609 31.31
Marshall 15341 45.45
Monroe 10305 30.38
Montgomery 4314 44.48
Neshoba 6247 21.61
Newton 6628 31.38
Noxubee 7284 72.01
Oktibbeha 19308 37.27
Panola 16364 49.73
Pearl River 6709 11.88
Perry 2171 18.88
Pike 21905 54.75
Pontotoc 4833 15.43
Prentiss 3804 15.24
Quitman 4321 73.24
Rankin 34719 21.96
Scott 10028 36.33
Sharkey 2587 71.35
Simpson 9038 35.17
Smith 3349 23.6
Stone 3444 18.54
Sunflower 18421 72.73
Tallahatchie 7105 57.74
Tate 8604 30.62
Tippah 3549 16.41
Tishomingo 498 2.66
Tunica 7419 76.94
Union 4335 15.46
Walthall 5926 42.85
Warren 21351 49.16
Washington 31692 72.65
Wayne 7849 39.91
Webster 1812 18.18
Wilkinson 5797 69.8
Winston 8158 46.41
Yalobusha 4800 38.59
Yazoo 15515 58.72