Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bolivar County, MS in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 31,154 population of Bolivar County, Mississippi comprised of 682 people who identified as Hispanic (2.19%), and 30,472 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.81%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Bolivar County, Mississippi with a population of 20,052 (64.36%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,519 (33.77%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 289 (0.93%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bolivar County, Mississippi in 2018, with a population of 19,890 (63.84%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,068 (32.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 451 (1.45%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,052 64.36%
White Alone 10,519 33.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 50 0.16%
Asian Alone 289 0.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.05%
Two Or More Races 229 0.74%
Population By Ethnicity in Bolivar , MS in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 162 0.52%
White Alone - Hispanic 451 1.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 35 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,890 63.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,068 32.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 276 0.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 194 0.62%