Population By Race and Ethnicity in Alcorn County, MS in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 37,216 population of Alcorn County, Mississippi comprised of 1,211 people who identified as Hispanic (3.25%), and 36,005 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.75%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Alcorn County, Mississippi with a population of 31,855 (85.6%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,651 (12.5%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 415 (1.12%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Alcorn County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 30,818 (82.81%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,561 (12.26%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,037 (2.79%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,651 12.5%
White Alone 31,855 85.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 130 0.35%
Asian Alone 151 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.04%
Two Or More Races 415 1.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Alcorn , MS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 90 0.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,037 2.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 50 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,561 12.26%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,818 82.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 80 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 147 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 393 1.06%