Population By Race and Ethnicity in Attala County, MS in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 18,330 population of Attala County, Mississippi comprised of 369 people who identified as Hispanic (2.01%), and 17,961 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Attala County, Mississippi with a population of 10,104 (55.12%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,949 (43.37%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 142 (0.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Attala County, Mississippi in 2018, with a population of 9,807 (53.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,909 (43.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 297 (1.62%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,949 43.37%
White Alone 10,104 55.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 62 0.34%
Asian Alone 69 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 142 0.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Attala , MS in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 40 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 297 1.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,909 43.15%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,807 53.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 61 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 133 0.73%