Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, MS in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 20,569 population of Clay County, Mississippi comprised of 199 people who identified as Hispanic (0.97%), and 20,370 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.03%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Mississippi with a population of 11,994 (58.31%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,383 (40.76%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 108 (0.53%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Mississippi in 2010, with a population of 11,943 (58.06%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,258 (40.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 125 (0.61%).

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

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Population By Race in Clay , MS in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,994 58.31%
White Alone 8,383 40.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 32 0.16%
Asian Alone 49 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 108 0.53%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , MS in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 51 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 125 0.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,943 58.06%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,258 40.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 88 0.43%