Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mississippi County, AR in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 42,093 population of Mississippi County, Arkansas comprised of 1,793 people who identified as Hispanic (4.26%), and 40,300 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mississippi County, Arkansas with a population of 25,919 (61.58%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,184 (36.07%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 549 (1.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mississippi County, Arkansas in 2017, with a population of 24,432 (58.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,054 (35.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,487 (3.53%).

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

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Population By Race in Mississippi , AR in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15,184 36.07%
White Alone 25,919 61.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 211 0.5%
Asian Alone 217 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.03%
Two Or More Races 549 1.3%
Population By Ethnicity in Mississippi , AR in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 130 0.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,487 3.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 97 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 19 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 9 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 51 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 15,054 35.76%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 24,432 58.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 114 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 198 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 498 1.18%