Population By Race and Ethnicity in Attala County, MS in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 18,478 population of Attala County, Mississippi comprised of 377 people who identified as Hispanic (2.04%), and 18,101 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Attala County, Mississippi with a population of 10,227 (55.35%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,960 (43.08%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 138 (0.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Attala County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 9,929 (53.73%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,917 (42.85%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 298 (1.61%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,960 43.08%
White Alone 10,227 55.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 61 0.33%
Asian Alone 88 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 138 0.75%
Population By Ethnicity in Attala , MS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 43 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 298 1.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 18 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,917 42.85%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,929 53.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 82 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 126 0.68%