Population By Race and Ethnicity in Attala County, MS in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 18,173 population of Attala County, Mississippi comprised of 361 people who identified as Hispanic (1.99%), and 17,812 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Attala County, Mississippi with a population of 9,912 (54.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,954 (43.77%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 169 (0.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Attala County, Mississippi in 2019, with a population of 9,622 (52.95%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,913 (43.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 290 (1.6%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,954 43.77%
White Alone 9,912 54.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 64 0.35%
Asian Alone 70 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 169 0.93%
Population By Ethnicity in Attala , MS in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 41 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 290 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,913 43.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,622 52.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 64 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 160 0.88%