Population By Race and Ethnicity in Attala County, MS in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 19,148 population of Attala County, Mississippi comprised of 338 people who identified as Hispanic (1.77%), and 18,810 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.24%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Attala County, Mississippi with a population of 10,841 (56.62%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,086 (42.23%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 109 (0.57%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Attala County, Mississippi in 2012, with a population of 10,564 (55.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,046 (42.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 277 (1.45%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Attala County, MS in 2012
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Population By Race in Attala , MS in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,086 42.23%
White Alone 10,841 56.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 50 0.26%
Asian Alone 58 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 109 0.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Attala , MS in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 40 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 277 1.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,046 42.02%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,564 55.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 40 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 104 0.54%