Population By Race and Ethnicity in DeSoto County, MS in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 182,406 population of DeSoto County, Mississippi comprised of 9,219 people who identified as Hispanic (5.05%), and 173,187 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in DeSoto County, Mississippi with a population of 123,222 (67.55%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 52,935 (29.02%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,780 (1.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeSoto County, Mississippi in 2018, with a population of 115,075 (63.09%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 52,413 (28.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,147 (4.47%).

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 2018

Total Population:182,406

Non Hispanic (94.95%)

Hispanic (5.05%)

Race in DeSoto County, MS in 2018

Total Population:182,406

White Alone (67.55%)

Black or African American Alone (29.02%)

Asian Alone (1.52%)

Two or more races (1.5%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.32%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)

Ethnicity in DeSoto County, MS in 2018

Total Population:182,406

Non-Hispanic White Alone (63.09%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (28.73%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.47%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.5%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.39%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.83%)

Population By Race in DeSoto , MS in 2018

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	123,222	67.55%
Black or African American Alone	52,935	29.02%
Asian Alone	2,780	1.52%
Two Or More Races	2,735	1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	577	0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	157	0.09%

Population By Ethnicity in DeSoto , MS in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	115,075	63.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	52,413	28.73%
White Alone - Hispanic	8,147	4.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	2,734	1.5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,527	1.39%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	522	0.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	363	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	214	0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	208	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	82	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	75	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	46	0.03%