Population By Race and Ethnicity in Alcorn County, MS in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 36,877 population of Alcorn County, Mississippi comprised of 1,186 people who identified as Hispanic (3.22%), and 35,691 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Alcorn County, Mississippi with a population of 31,516 (85.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,612 (12.51%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 428 (1.16%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Alcorn County, Mississippi in 2018, with a population of 30,514 (82.75%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,515 (12.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,002 (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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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Alcorn County, MS in 2018
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Population By Race in Alcorn , MS in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,612 12.51%
White Alone 31,516 85.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 141 0.38%
Asian Alone 166 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.04%
Two Or More Races 428 1.16%
Population By Ethnicity in Alcorn , MS in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 97 0.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,002 2.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 53 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 25 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,515 12.24%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,514 82.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 88 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 165 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 403 1.09%