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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 12,450 population of Amite County, Mississippi comprised of 178 people who identified as Hispanic (1.43%), and 12,272 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Amite County, Mississippi with a population of 7,250 (58.23%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,048 (40.55%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 90 (0.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Amite County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 7,138 (57.33%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,003 (40.19%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 112 (0.9%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Amite County, MS in 2017
Total Population:12,450
98.57%
Non Hispanic (98.57%)
Hispanic (1.43%)
Race in Amite County, MS in 2017
Total Population:12,450
58.23%40.55%
White Alone (58.23%)
Black or African American Alone (40.55%)
Two or more races (0.72%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.34%)
Asian Alone (0.14%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)
Ethnicity in Amite County, MS in 2017
Total Population:12,450
57.33%40.19%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (57.33%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (40.19%)
Hispanic White Alone (0.9%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.67%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.55%)
Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.36%)
Population By Race in Amite , MS in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 7,250 58.23%
Black or African American Alone 5,048 40.55%
Two Or More Races 90 0.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 42 0.34%
Asian Alone 17 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Amite , MS in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,138 57.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,003 40.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 112 0.9%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 83 0.67%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 45 0.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 28 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%