Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, MS in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 19,349 population of Clay County, Mississippi comprised of 303 people who identified as Hispanic (1.57%), and 19,046 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.43%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Mississippi with a population of 11,483 (59.35%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,599 (39.27%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 150 (0.78%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Mississippi in 2019, with a population of 11,391 (58.87%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,424 (38.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 175 (0.9%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Clay County, MS in 2019

Total Population:19,349

Non Hispanic (98.43%)

Hispanic (1.57%)

Race in Clay County, MS in 2019

Total Population:19,349

Black or African American Alone (59.35%)

White Alone (39.27%)

Two or more races (0.78%)

Asian Alone (0.35%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.24%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Clay County, MS in 2019

Total Population:19,349

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (58.87%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (38.37%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.9%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.74%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.64%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.48%)

Population By Race in Clay , MS in 2019

Race	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone	11,483	59.35%
White Alone	7,599	39.27%
Two Or More Races	150	0.78%
Asian Alone	68	0.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	46	0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	3	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Clay , MS in 2019

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	11,391	58.87%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	7,424	38.37%
White Alone - Hispanic	175	0.9%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	123	0.64%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	92	0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	64	0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	41	0.21%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	27	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	5	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	4	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	3	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%