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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 164,133 population of DeSoto County, Mississippi comprised of 8,240 people who identified as Hispanic (5.02%), and 155,893 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in DeSoto County, Mississippi with a population of 121,757 (74.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 37,343 (22.75%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,185 (1.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeSoto County, Mississippi in 2011, with a population of 114,361 (69.68%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 37,035 (22.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,396 (4.51%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in DeSoto County, MS in 2011
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Population By Race in DeSoto , MS in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 37,343 22.75%
White Alone 121,757 74.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 534 0.33%
Asian Alone 2,185 1.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 145 0.09%
Two Or More Races 2,169 1.32%
Population By Ethnicity in DeSoto , MS in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 308 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,396 4.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 198 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 41 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 64 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 233 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 37,035 22.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 114,361 69.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 336 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,144 1.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 81 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,936 1.18%