Population By Race and Ethnicity in Attala County, MS in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 17,706 population of Attala County, Mississippi comprised of 405 people who identified as Hispanic (2.29%), and 17,301 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Attala County, Mississippi with a population of 9,591 (54.17%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,784 (43.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 171 (0.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Attala County, Mississippi in 2021, with a population of 9,275 (52.38%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,735 (43.69%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 316 (1.79%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,784 43.96%
White Alone 9,591 54.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 72 0.41%
Asian Alone 85 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 171 0.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Attala , MS in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 49 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 316 1.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,735 43.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,275 52.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 79 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 157 0.89%