Population By Race and Ethnicity in DeSoto County, MS in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 191,144 population of DeSoto County, Mississippi comprised of 10,869 people who identified as Hispanic (5.69%), and 180,275 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in DeSoto County, Mississippi with a population of 118,711 (62.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 64,888 (33.95%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,353 (1.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeSoto County, Mississippi in 2022, with a population of 109,166 (57.11%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64,293 (33.64%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,545 (4.99%).

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 2022

Total Population:191,144

Non Hispanic (94.31%)

Hispanic (5.69%)

Race in DeSoto County, MS in 2022

Total Population:191,144

White Alone (62.11%)

Black or African American Alone (33.95%)

Asian Alone (1.75%)

Two or more races (1.75%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.34%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in DeSoto County, MS in 2022

Total Population:191,144

Non-Hispanic White Alone (57.11%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (33.64%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.99%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.71%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.61%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.94%)

Population By Race in DeSoto , MS in 2022

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	118,711	62.11%
Black or African American Alone	64,888	33.95%
Asian Alone	3,353	1.75%
Two Or More Races	3,348	1.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	643	0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	201	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in DeSoto , MS in 2022

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	109,166	57.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	64,293	33.64%
White Alone - Hispanic	9,545	4.99%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,267	1.71%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,079	1.61%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	595	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	372	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	271	0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	269	0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	103	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	98	0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	86	0.05%