Population By Race and Ethnicity in DeSoto County, MS in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 186,122 population of DeSoto County, Mississippi comprised of 10,191 people who identified as Hispanic (5.48%), and 175,931 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in DeSoto County, Mississippi with a population of 120,859 (64.94%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 58,330 (31.34%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,055 (1.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeSoto County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 111,900 (60.12%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 57,754 (31.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,959 (4.81%).

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 2020
Total Population:186,122
94.53%
Non Hispanic (94.53%)
Hispanic (5.48%)
Race in DeSoto County, MS in 2020
Total Population:186,122
64.94%31.34%
White Alone (64.94%)
Black or African American Alone (31.34%)
Asian Alone (1.64%)
Two or more races (1.64%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.34%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)
Ethnicity in DeSoto County, MS in 2020
Total Population:186,122
60.12%31.03%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (60.12%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (31.03%)
Hispanic White Alone (4.81%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.61%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.51%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.92%)
Population By Race in DeSoto , MS in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 120,859 64.94%
Black or African American Alone 58,330 31.34%
Asian Alone 3,055 1.64%
Two Or More Races 3,051 1.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 623 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 204 0.11%
Population By Ethnicity in DeSoto , MS in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 111,900 60.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 57,754 31.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,959 4.81%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,989 1.61%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,807 1.51%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 576 0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 378 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 245 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 244 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 103 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 101 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 66 0.04%