Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2023

Updated on August 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, there were 1,098,898 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Mississippi and they represented 37.38% of the total population of Mississippi in 2023. Hinds County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (156,927), followed by DeSoto County (67,346), and Harrison County (53,925). On the other hand, Tishomingo County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (538), followed by Issaquena County (754), and Webster County (1,773).

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 (85.8%), followed by Jefferson County (83.78%), and Holmes County (82.46%).

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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 2023
Mississippi Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2023
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Adams 16044 55.81
Alcorn 4221 12.37
Amite 4734 38.05
Attala 7706 44.39
Benton 2548 34.26
Bolivar 18257 63.03
Calhoun 3497 27.57
Carroll 3172 33.27
Chickasaw 7438 44.1
Choctaw 2306 28.51
Claiborne 7393 85.8
Clarke 5229 34.34
Clay 10913 59.94
Coahoma 15351 76.46
Copiah 13749 49.7
Covington 6402 35.45
DeSoto 67346 34.85
Forrest 28608 36.58
Franklin 2604 34.22
George 1977 7.72
Greene 3466 25.48
Grenada 9237 43.85
Hancock 3743 8.11
Harrison 53925 25.6
Hinds 156927 73.03
Holmes 13010 82.46
Humphreys 5529 76.62
Issaquena 754 60.03
Itawamba 1795 7.45
Jackson 30582 20.89
Jasper 8325 51.99
Jefferson 5815 83.78
Jefferson Davis 6439 58.7
Jones 19003 28.68
Kemper 5153 60.03
Lafayette 13709 23.45
Lamar 14780 22.32
Lauderdale 31531 44.71
Lawrence 3788 32.26
Leake 8287 38.98
Lee 25686 31.02
Leflore 19583 74.24
Lincoln 10225 29.47
Lowndes 26010 45.41
Madison 42568 37.84
Marion 7516 31.03
Marshall 15233 44.64
Monroe 10230 30.44
Montgomery 4190 43.65
Neshoba 6245 21.69
Newton 6576 31.29
Noxubee 7085 71.47
Oktibbeha 19121 37.34
Panola 16144 49.42
Pearl River 6882 11.87
Perry 2120 18.74
Pike 21668 55
Pontotoc 4921 15.61
Prentiss 3816 15.18
Quitman 4051 73.04
Rankin 36895 23
Scott 9841 35.78
Sharkey 2403 72.03
Simpson 8913 34.66
Smith 3359 23.82
Stone 3415 18.21
Sunflower 17805 72.77
Tallahatchie 6708 56.67
Tate 8502 30.08
Tippah 3429 16.11
Tishomingo 538 2.91
Tunica 7139 77.31
Union 4382 15.49
Walthall 5792 41.78
Warren 20912 49.44
Washington 30731 73.26
Wayne 7943 40.31
Webster 1773 17.75
Wilkinson 5568 69.1
Winston 8000 45.94
Yalobusha 4702 37.96
Yazoo 14985 58.09