Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mississippi County, AR in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 43,692 population of Mississippi County, Arkansas comprised of 1,715 people who identified as Hispanic (3.93%), and 41,977 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mississippi County, Arkansas with a population of 27,161 (62.17%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,536 (35.56%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 553 (1.27%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mississippi County, Arkansas in 2015, with a population of 25,694 (58.81%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,428 (35.31%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,467 (3.36%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Mississippi, Arkansas.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Mississippi County, AR in 2015

Total Population:43,692

Non Hispanic (96.08%)

Hispanic (3.93%)

Race in Mississippi County, AR in 2015

Total Population:43,692

White Alone (62.17%)

Black or African American Alone (35.56%)

Two or more races (1.27%)

Asian Alone (0.53%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.46%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Mississippi County, AR in 2015

Total Population:43,692

Non-Hispanic White Alone (58.81%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (35.31%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.36%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.18%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.85%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.5%)

Population By Race in Mississippi , AR in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	27,161	62.17%
Black or African American Alone	15,536	35.56%
Two Or More Races	553	1.27%
Asian Alone	230	0.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	201	0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	11	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Mississippi , AR in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	25,694	58.81%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	15,428	35.31%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,467	3.36%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	516	1.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	217	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	120	0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	108	0.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	81	0.19%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	37	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	13	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	9	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0.01%