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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 173,470 population of DeSoto County, Mississippi comprised of 8,216 people who identified as Hispanic (4.74%), and 165,254 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in DeSoto County, Mississippi with a population of 123,332 (71.1%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 44,385 (25.59%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,564 (1.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeSoto County, Mississippi in 2015, with a population of 115,982 (66.86%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 44,014 (25.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,350 (4.24%).

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 2015

Total Population:173,470

Non Hispanic (95.26%)

Hispanic (4.74%)

Race in DeSoto County, MS in 2015

Total Population:173,470

White Alone (71.1%)

Black or African American Alone (25.59%)

Two or more races (1.48%)

Asian Alone (1.45%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.32%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in DeSoto County, MS in 2015

Total Population:173,470

Non-Hispanic White Alone (66.86%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (25.37%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.24%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.43%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.34%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.76%)

Population By Race in DeSoto , MS in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	123,332	71.1%
Black or African American Alone	44,385	25.59%
Two Or More Races	2,564	1.48%
Asian Alone	2,511	1.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	553	0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	125	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in DeSoto , MS in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	115,982	66.86%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	44,014	25.37%
White Alone - Hispanic	7,350	4.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	2,473	1.43%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,330	1.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	382	0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	371	0.21%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	234	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	171	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	73	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	52	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	38	0.02%