Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bolivar County, MS in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 30,827 population of Bolivar County, Mississippi comprised of 718 people who identified as Hispanic (2.33%), and 30,109 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.67%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Bolivar County, Mississippi with a population of 19,822 (64.3%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,399 (33.73%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 312 (1.01%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bolivar County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 19,650 (63.74%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,927 (32.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 472 (1.53%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 19,822 64.3%
White Alone 10,399 33.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 54 0.18%
Asian Alone 312 1.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.06%
Two Or More Races 223 0.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Bolivar , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 172 0.56%
White Alone - Hispanic 472 1.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 36 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,650 63.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,927 32.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 37 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 298 0.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 187 0.61%