Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2022

Updated on August 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, there were 1,099,851 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 2022. Hinds County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (158,924), followed by DeSoto County (64,293), and Harrison County (53,878). On the other hand, Tishomingo County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (517), followed by Issaquena County (750), and Webster County (1,760).

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 (85.95%), followed by Jefferson County (84.22%), and Holmes County (82.54%).

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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 2022
Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2022
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Adams 15976 56.02
Alcorn 4263 12.48
Amite 4859 38.69
Attala 7732 44.11
Benton 2598 34.38
Bolivar 18671 63.38
Calhoun 3551 27.64
Carroll 3279 33.68
Chickasaw 7472 44.31
Choctaw 2348 29.01
Claiborne 7542 85.95
Clarke 5137 33.79
Clay 10985 59.99
Coahoma 15595 77.07
Copiah 13901 50.16
Covington 6471 35.67
DeSoto 64293 33.64
Forrest 28450 36.49
Franklin 2614 34.35
George 1922 7.63
Greene 3476 25.62
Grenada 9181 43.44
Hancock 3855 8.38
Harrison 53878 25.6
Hinds 158924 73.05
Holmes 13298 82.54
Humphreys 5660 76.97
Issaquena 750 59.43
Itawamba 1792 7.48
Jackson 30329 20.92
Jasper 8422 52.39
Jefferson 5952 84.22
Jefferson Davis 6562 59.23
Jones 19053 28.68
Kemper 5231 60.33
Lafayette 13557 23.48
Lamar 14580 22.18
Lauderdale 31814 44.72
Lawrence 3804 32.34
Leake 8310 39.19
Lee 25541 30.84
Leflore 19782 74.19
Lincoln 10275 29.56
Lowndes 25994 45.07
Madison 42105 37.84
Marion 7561 31.29
Marshall 15258 45
Monroe 10222 30.45
Montgomery 4226 44.19
Neshoba 6226 21.62
Newton 6629 31.53
Noxubee 7175 71.75
Oktibbeha 19127 37.22
Panola 16118 49.45
Pearl River 6801 11.89
Perry 2151 18.87
Pike 21735 54.77
Pontotoc 4902 15.63
Prentiss 3817 15.34
Quitman 4159 73.3
Rankin 35741 22.48
Scott 9924 36.01
Sharkey 2479 71.61
Simpson 8956 34.95
Smith 3330 23.65
Stone 3406 18.27
Sunflower 18044 72.65
Tallahatchie 6898 57.16
Tate 8565 30.31
Tippah 3474 16.2
Tishomingo 517 2.78
Tunica 7298 77.58
Union 4350 15.46
Walthall 5839 42.24
Warren 20911 49.05
Washington 30955 72.79
Wayne 7863 40.15
Webster 1760 17.7
Wilkinson 5690 69.36
Winston 8103 46.29
Yalobusha 4775 38.47
Yazoo 15082 58.25