Population By Race and Ethnicity in Attala County, MS in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 17,530 population of Attala County, Mississippi comprised of 386 people who identified as Hispanic (2.2%), and 17,144 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.8%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Attala County, Mississippi with a population of 9,397 (53.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,784 (44.4%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 186 (1.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Attala County, Mississippi in 2022, with a population of 9,103 (51.93%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,732 (44.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 294 (1.68%).

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 2022
Total Population:17,530
97.8%
Non Hispanic (97.8%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
Race in Attala County, MS in 2022
Total Population:17,530
53.61%44.4%
White Alone (53.61%)
Black or African American Alone (44.4%)
Two or more races (1.06%)
Asian Alone (0.5%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.42%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)
Ethnicity in Attala County, MS in 2022
Total Population:17,530
51.93%44.11%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (51.93%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (44.11%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.68%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.98%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.85%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.46%)
Population By Race in Attala , MS in 2022
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 9,397 53.61%
Black or African American Alone 7,784 44.4%
Two Or More Races 186 1.06%
Asian Alone 87 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 73 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Attala , MS in 2022
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,103 51.93%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,732 44.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 294 1.68%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 172 0.98%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 80 0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 54 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 52 0.3%
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%