Population By Race and Ethnicity in Copiah County, MS in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 28,268 population of Copiah County, Mississippi comprised of 1,013 people who identified as Hispanic (3.58%), and 27,255 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.42%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Copiah County, Mississippi with a population of 14,574 (51.56%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,116 (46.4%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 366 (1.3%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Copiah County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 14,389 (50.9%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,381 (43.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 735 (2.6%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,574 51.56%
White Alone 13,116 46.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 80 0.28%
Asian Alone 119 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.05%
Two Or More Races 366 1.3%
Population By Ethnicity in Copiah , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 185 0.65%
White Alone - Hispanic 735 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 24 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 56 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,389 50.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 12,381 43.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 111 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 310 1.1%