Population By Race and Ethnicity in Attala County, MS in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 18,556 population of Attala County, Mississippi comprised of 381 people who identified as Hispanic (2.05%), and 18,175 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Attala County, Mississippi with a population of 10,261 (55.3%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,021 (43.23%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 134 (0.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Attala County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 9,957 (53.66%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,977 (42.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 304 (1.64%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,021 43.23%
White Alone 10,261 55.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 59 0.32%
Asian Alone 77 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 134 0.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Attala , MS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 44 0.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 304 1.64%
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 11 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,977 42.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,957 53.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 71 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 123 0.66%