Mississippi Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2012

Updated on December 18, 2022.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, there were 83,958 hispanics or latinos (of all racial backgrounds) in Mississippi and they represented 2.81% of the total population of Mississippi in 2012.

Harrison County had the highest number of hispanics or latinos (10,061), followed by DeSoto County (8,051), and Jackson County (6,988). On the other hand, Issaquena County had the lowest number of hispanics or latinos (14), followed by Jefferson County (34), and Wilkinson County (55).

When it comes to the ratio of hispanic to non-hispanic population, Scott County had the highest percentage (10.43%), followed by Adams County (7.51%), and Tallahatchie County (6.01%).

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

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Mississippi Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2012
Mississippi Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2012
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County Population % of County Population
Adams 2420 7.51
Alcorn 1034 2.78
Amite 134 1.04
Attala 338 1.77
Benton 176 2.03
Bolivar 697 2.05
Calhoun 790 5.33
Carroll 113 1.09
Chickasaw 655 3.74
Choctaw 113 1.34
Claiborne 110 1.18
Clarke 148 0.9
Clay 230 1.13
Coahoma 327 1.28
Copiah 790 2.72
Covington 430 2.21
DeSoto 8051 4.84
Forrest 2530 3.31
Franklin 68 0.86
George 501 2.19
Greene 139 0.97
Grenada 224 1.04
Hancock 1540 3.4
Harrison 10061 5.2
Hinds 3587 1.45
Holmes 165 0.87
Humphreys 230 2.5
Issaquena 14 1
Itawamba 317 1.36
Jackson 6988 4.99
Jasper 175 1.06
Jefferson 34 0.44
Jefferson Davis 139 1.15
Jones 2887 4.22
Kemper 66 0.64
Lafayette 1079 2.15
Lamar 1366 2.35
Lauderdale 1576 1.96
Lawrence 272 2.14
Leake 984 4.24
Lee 2030 2.39
Leflore 741 2.4
Lincoln 358 1.03
Lowndes 1045 1.75
Madison 2769 2.82
Marion 346 1.31
Marshall 1209 3.31
Monroe 354 0.97
Montgomery 116 1.09
Neshoba 526 1.77
Newton 323 1.5
Noxubee 101 0.91
Oktibbeha 701 1.44
Panola 514 1.49
Pearl River 1607 2.92
Perry 120 1
Pike 523 1.31
Pontotoc 1786 5.89
Prentiss 318 1.25
Quitman 77 0.99
Rankin 3679 2.52
Scott 2959 10.43
Sharkey 61 1.27
Simpson 484 1.77
Smith 230 1.41
Stone 317 1.76
Sunflower 414 1.46
Tallahatchie 904 6.01
Tate 661 2.32
Tippah 1053 4.81
Tishomingo 534 2.72
Tunica 223 2.14
Union 1191 4.36
Walthall 250 1.66
Warren 959 1.99
Washington 639 1.28
Wayne 259 1.26
Webster 128 1.27
Wilkinson 55 0.58
Winston 193 1.02
Yalobusha 168 1.36
Yazoo 1535 5.42