Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, MS in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 20,406 population of Clay County, Mississippi comprised of 230 people who identified as Hispanic (1.13%), and 20,176 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.87%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Mississippi with a population of 12,005 (58.83%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,203 (40.2%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 115 (0.56%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Mississippi in 2012, with a population of 11,948 (58.55%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,054 (39.47%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 149 (0.73%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,005 58.83%
White Alone 8,203 40.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 34 0.17%
Asian Alone 46 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 115 0.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , MS in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 57 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 149 0.73%
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 21 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,948 58.55%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,054 39.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 94 0.46%