Population By Race and Ethnicity in Adams County, MS in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 29,423 population of Adams County, Mississippi comprised of 1,085 people who identified as Hispanic (3.69%), and 28,338 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.31%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Adams County, Mississippi with a population of 16,582 (56.36%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,240 (41.6%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 290 (0.99%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Adams County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 16,504 (56.09%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,275 (38.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 965 (3.28%).

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

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Population By Race in Adams , MS in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,582 56.36%
White Alone 12,240 41.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 136 0.46%
Asian Alone 172 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races 290 0.99%
Population By Ethnicity in Adams , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 78 0.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 965 3.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 29 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,504 56.09%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,275 38.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 107 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 170 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 280 0.95%