Population By Race and Ethnicity in Amite County, MS in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 12,286 population of Amite County, Mississippi comprised of 170 people who identified as Hispanic (1.38%), and 12,116 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.62%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Amite County, Mississippi with a population of 7,208 (58.67%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,910 (39.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 100 (0.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Amite County, Mississippi in 2019, with a population of 7,111 (57.88%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,861 (39.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 97 (0.79%).

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

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Population By Race in Amite , MS in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,910 39.96%
White Alone 7,208 58.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 45 0.37%
Asian Alone 20 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 100 0.81%
Population By Ethnicity in Amite , MS in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 49 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 97 0.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,861 39.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,111 57.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 90 0.73%