Population By Race and Ethnicity in DeSoto County, MS in 2013

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the 168,502 population of DeSoto County, Mississippi comprised of 8,038 people who identified as Hispanic (4.77%), and 160,464 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in DeSoto County, Mississippi with a population of 122,916 (72.95%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 40,227 (23.87%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,371 (1.41%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeSoto County, Mississippi in 2013, with a population of 115,702 (68.67%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 39,892 (23.67%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,214 (4.28%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in DeSoto County, MS in 2013

Total Population:168,502

Non Hispanic (95.23%)

Hispanic (4.77%)

Race in DeSoto County, MS in 2013

Total Population:168,502

White Alone (72.95%)

Black or African American Alone (23.87%)

Two or more races (1.41%)

Asian Alone (1.37%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.32%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)

Ethnicity in DeSoto County, MS in 2013

Total Population:168,502

Non-Hispanic White Alone (68.67%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (23.67%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.28%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.35%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.27%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.75%)

Population By Race in DeSoto , MS in 2013

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	122,916	72.95%
Black or African American Alone	40,227	23.87%
Two Or More Races	2,371	1.41%
Asian Alone	2,310	1.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	535	0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	143	0.09%

Population By Ethnicity in DeSoto , MS in 2013

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	115,702	68.67%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	39,892	23.67%
White Alone - Hispanic	7,214	4.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	2,278	1.35%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,147	1.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	366	0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	335	0.2%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	224	0.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	169	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	79	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	64	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	32	0.02%