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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 17,715 population of Attala County, Mississippi comprised of 368 people who identified as Hispanic (2.08%), and 17,347 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.92%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Attala County, Mississippi with a population of 9,545 (53.88%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,835 (44.23%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 174 (0.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Attala County, Mississippi in 2021, with a population of 9,267 (52.31%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,785 (43.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 278 (1.57%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Attala, Mississippi.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Attala County, MS in 2021
Total Population:17,715
97.92%
Non Hispanic (97.92%)
Hispanic (2.08%)
Race in Attala County, MS in 2021
Total Population:17,715
53.88%44.23%
White Alone (53.88%)
Black or African American Alone (44.23%)
Two or more races (0.98%)
Asian Alone (0.48%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.41%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)
Ethnicity in Attala County, MS in 2021
Total Population:17,715
52.31%43.95%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (52.31%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (43.95%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.57%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.9%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.83%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.44%)
Population By Race in Attala , MS in 2021
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 9,545 53.88%
Black or African American Alone 7,835 44.23%
Two Or More Races 174 0.98%
Asian Alone 85 0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 73 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Attala , MS in 2021
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,267 52.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,785 43.95%
White Alone - Hispanic 278 1.57%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 160 0.9%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 78 0.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 54 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 50 0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 19 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%