Population By Race and Ethnicity in Covington County, MS in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 19,578 population of Covington County, Mississippi comprised of 377 people who identified as Hispanic (1.93%), and 19,201 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Covington County, Mississippi with a population of 12,467 (63.68%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,897 (35.23%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 137 (0.7%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Covington County, Mississippi in 2010, with a population of 12,201 (62.32%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,810 (34.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 266 (1.36%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Covington County, MS in 2010
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Population By Race in Covington , MS in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,897 35.23%
White Alone 12,467 63.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 24 0.12%
Asian Alone 46 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.04%
Two Or More Races 137 0.7%
Population By Ethnicity in Covington , MS in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 87 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 266 1.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,810 34.78%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 12,201 62.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 123 0.63%