Population By Race and Ethnicity in Forrest County, MS in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the 75,861 population of Forrest County, Mississippi comprised of 2,339 people who identified as Hispanic (3.08%), and 73,522 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.92%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Forrest County, Mississippi with a population of 45,313 (59.73%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,350 (37.37%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,030 (1.36%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Forrest County, Mississippi in 2014, with a population of 43,490 (57.33%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,082 (37.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,823 (2.4%).

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

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Population By Race in Forrest , MS in 2014
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 28,350 37.37%
White Alone 45,313 59.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 269 0.36%
Asian Alone 833 1.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 66 0.09%
Two Or More Races 1,030 1.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Forrest , MS in 2014
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 268 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,823 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 93 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 26 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 22 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 107 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 28,082 37.02%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 43,490 57.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 176 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 807 1.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 923 1.22%