Population By Race and Ethnicity in Coahoma County, MS in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 23,236 population of Coahoma County, Mississippi comprised of 348 people who identified as Hispanic (1.5%), and 22,888 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.5%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Coahoma County, Mississippi with a population of 17,897 (77.02%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,022 (21.61%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 146 (0.63%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Coahoma County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 17,818 (76.68%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,812 (20.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 210 (0.9%).

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

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Population By Race in Coahoma , MS in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,897 77.02%
White Alone 5,022 21.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 35 0.15%
Asian Alone 126 0.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.04%
Two Or More Races 146 0.63%
Population By Ethnicity in Coahoma , MS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 79 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 210 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,818 76.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,812 20.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 115 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 115 0.5%