Population By Race and Ethnicity in Alcorn County, MS in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 37,266 population of Alcorn County, Mississippi comprised of 1,167 people who identified as Hispanic (3.13%), and 36,099 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Alcorn County, Mississippi with a population of 31,942 (85.71%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,657 (12.5%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 383 (1.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Alcorn County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 30,928 (82.99%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,582 (12.3%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,014 (2.72%).

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

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Population By Race in Alcorn , MS in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,657 12.5%
White Alone 31,942 85.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 126 0.34%
Asian Alone 146 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.03%
Two Or More Races 383 1.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Alcorn , MS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 75 0.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,014 2.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 51 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 18 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,582 12.3%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,928 82.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 75 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 144 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 365 0.98%