Population By Race and Ethnicity in Attala, MS in 2015

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 18,674 population of Attala County, Mississippi comprised of 364 people who identified as Hispanic (1.95%), and 18,310 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.05%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Attala County, Mississippi with a population of 10,395 (55.67%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,009 (42.89%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 127 (0.68%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Attala County, Mississippi in 2015, with a population of 10,106 (54.12%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,966 (42.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 289 (1.55%).

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

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Population By Race in Attala , MS in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,009 42.89%
White Alone 10,395 55.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 58 0.31%
Asian Alone 81 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 127 0.68%
Population By Ethnicity in Attala , MS in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 43 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 289 1.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,966 42.66%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,106 54.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 75 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 117 0.63%