Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mississippi County, AR in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 39,534 population of Mississippi County, Arkansas comprised of 1,856 people who identified as Hispanic (4.7%), and 37,678 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mississippi County, Arkansas with a population of 24,147 (61.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,352 (36.3%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 591 (1.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mississippi County, Arkansas in 2021, with a population of 22,630 (57.24%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,214 (35.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,517 (3.84%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Mississippi County, AR in 2021
Total Population:39,534
95.31%
Non Hispanic (95.31%)
Hispanic (4.7%)
Race in Mississippi County, AR in 2021
Total Population:39,534
61.08%36.3%
White Alone (61.08%)
Black or African American Alone (36.3%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.57%)
Asian Alone (0.51%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)
Ethnicity in Mississippi County, AR in 2021
Total Population:39,534
57.24%35.95%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (57.24%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (35.95%)
Hispanic White Alone (3.84%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.35%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.18%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.44%)
Population By Race in Mississippi , AR in 2021
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 24,147 61.08%
Black or African American Alone 14,352 36.3%
Two Or More Races 591 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 227 0.57%
Asian Alone 200 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Mississippi , AR in 2021
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 22,630 57.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,214 35.95%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,517 3.84%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 533 1.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 175 0.44%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 138 0.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 121 0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 106 0.27%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 58 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 25 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 12 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.01%