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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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%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 46 0.24%
Asian Alone 68 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 150 0.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , MS in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 92 0.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 175 0.9%
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 27 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,391 58.87%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,424 38.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 64 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 123 0.64%