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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Alcorn County, MS in 2016

Total Population:37,266

Non Hispanic (96.87%)

Hispanic (3.13%)

Race in Alcorn County, MS in 2016

Total Population:37,266

White Alone (85.71%)

Black or African American Alone (12.5%)

Two or more races (1.03%)

Asian Alone (0.39%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.34%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Alcorn County, MS in 2016

Total Population:37,266

Non-Hispanic White Alone (82.99%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (12.3%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.72%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.98%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.63%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.39%)

Population By Race in Alcorn , MS in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	31,942	85.71%
Black or African American Alone	4,657	12.5%
Two Or More Races	383	1.03%
Asian Alone	146	0.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	126	0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	12	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Alcorn , MS in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	30,928	82.99%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	4,582	12.3%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,014	2.72%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	365	0.98%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	144	0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	75	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	75	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	51	0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	18	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	7	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	5	0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%