Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, MS in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 19,853 population of Clay County, Mississippi comprised of 284 people who identified as Hispanic (1.43%), and 19,569 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.57%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Mississippi with a population of 11,656 (58.71%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,932 (39.95%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 150 (0.76%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 11,579 (58.32%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,757 (39.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 175 (0.88%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,656 58.71%
White Alone 7,932 39.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 39 0.2%
Asian Alone 69 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.04%
Two Or More Races 150 0.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , MS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 77 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 175 0.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 23 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,579 58.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,757 39.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 127 0.64%