Population By Race and Ethnicity in Copiah County, MS in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 28,868 population of Copiah County, Mississippi comprised of 867 people who identified as Hispanic (3%), and 28,001 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Copiah County, Mississippi with a population of 14,896 (51.6%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,485 (46.71%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 292 (1.01%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Copiah County, Mississippi in 2015, with a population of 14,752 (51.1%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,819 (44.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 666 (2.31%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,896 51.6%
White Alone 13,485 46.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 75 0.26%
Asian Alone 111 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races 292 1.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Copiah , MS in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 144 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 666 2.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 37 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,752 51.1%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 12,819 44.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 110 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 255 0.88%