Mississippi Non-Hispanic White alone Population By County in 2017

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, there were 1,695,134 people that identified as Non-Hispanic White alone in Mississippi and they represented 56.68% of the total population of Mississippi in 2017. Harrison County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic White alone population (130,818), followed by DeSoto County (115,393), and Rankin County (113,169). On the other hand, Issaquena County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic White alone (467), followed by Jefferson County (927), and Claiborne County (1,016).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic White alone, Tishomingo County had the highest percentage (93.26%), followed by Itawamba County (90.05%), and George County (87.52%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic White alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Mississippi Non-Hispanic White alone Population By County in 2017
Mississippi Non-Hispanic White alone Population By County in 2017
County
Non-Hispanic White alone Population
% of County Population
Harrison 130,818 63.78
DeSoto 115,393 64.37
Rankin 113,169 74.01
Jackson 96,438 67.75
Hinds 58,727 24.47
Madison 58,189 55.61
Lee 55,678 65.41
Lamar 45,857 74.38
Pearl River 45,396 82.05
Jones 44,238 64.66
Forrest 42,736 56.84
Lauderdale 40,192 52.6
Hancock 39,953 84.97
Lafayette 38,290 70.49
Alcorn 30,818 82.81
Lowndes 30,610 51.73
Oktibbeha 28,213 56.68
Pontotoc 24,305 76.49
Monroe 24,007 66.94
Lincoln 23,111 67.28
Union 22,302 78.31
Warren 21,951 46.99
Itawamba 21,170 90.05
George 20,949 87.52
Prentiss 20,903 82.87
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