Population By Race and Ethnicity in Amite County, MS in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 12,559 population of Amite County, Mississippi comprised of 173 people who identified as Hispanic (1.38%), and 12,386 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 7,450 (59.32%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,909 (39.09%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 119 (0.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Amite County, Mississippi in 2022, with a population of 7,352 (58.54%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,859 (38.69%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 105 (0.84%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,909 39.09%
White Alone 7,450 59.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 47 0.37%
Asian Alone 31 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 119 0.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Amite , MS in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 50 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 98 0.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,859 38.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,352 58.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 105 0.84%