Population By Race and Ethnicity in Copiah County, MS in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 29,280 population of Copiah County, Mississippi comprised of 801 people who identified as Hispanic (2.74%), and 28,479 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.26%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Copiah County, Mississippi with a population of 14,975 (51.14%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,900 (47.47%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 236 (0.81%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Copiah County, Mississippi in 2011, with a population of 14,827 (50.64%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,296 (45.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 604 (2.06%).

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

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Population By Race in Copiah , MS in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,975 51.14%
White Alone 13,900 47.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 63 0.22%
Asian Alone 102 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races 236 0.81%
Population By Ethnicity in Copiah , MS in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 148 0.51%
White Alone - Hispanic 604 2.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 38 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,827 50.64%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 13,296 45.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 54 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 101 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 198 0.68%