Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, MS in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 18,500 population of Clay County, Mississippi comprised of 339 people who identified as Hispanic (1.83%), and 18,161 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.17%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Mississippi with a population of 11,032 (59.63%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,150 (38.65%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 166 (0.9%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Mississippi in 2021, with a population of 10,925 (59.05%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,967 (37.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 183 (0.99%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,032 59.63%
White Alone 7,150 38.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 60 0.32%
Asian Alone 88 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 166 0.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , MS in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 107 0.58%
White Alone - Hispanic 183 0.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 29 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10,925 59.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,967 37.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 46 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 82 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 137 0.74%