Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bolivar County, MS in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 33,807 population of Bolivar County, Mississippi comprised of 664 people who identified as Hispanic (1.96%), and 33,143 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.04%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Bolivar County, Mississippi with a population of 21,818 (64.54%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,531 (34.11%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 193 (0.57%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bolivar County, Mississippi in 2011, with a population of 21,667 (64.09%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,075 (32.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 456 (1.35%).

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

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Population By Race in Bolivar , MS in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 21,818 64.54%
White Alone 11,531 34.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 54 0.16%
Asian Alone 193 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19 0.06%
Two Or More Races 192 0.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Bolivar , MS in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 151 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 456 1.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 25 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 21,667 64.09%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,075 32.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 185 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 167 0.49%