Population By Race and Ethnicity in Forrest County, MS in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 75,593 population of Forrest County, Mississippi comprised of 2,236 people who identified as Hispanic (2.96%), and 73,357 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Forrest County, Mississippi with a population of 44,811 (59.28%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,594 (37.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,029 (1.36%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Forrest County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 43,088 (57%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,344 (37.5%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,723 (2.28%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Forrest County, MS in 2016
Total Population:75,593
97.04%
Non Hispanic (97.04%)
Hispanic (2.96%)
Race in Forrest County, MS in 2016
Total Population:75,593
59.28%37.83%
White Alone (59.28%)
Black or African American Alone (37.83%)
Two or more races (1.36%)
Asian Alone (1.09%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.35%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)
Ethnicity in Forrest County, MS in 2016
Total Population:75,593
57%37.5%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (57%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (37.5%)
Hispanic White Alone (2.28%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.22%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.04%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.97%)
Population By Race in Forrest , MS in 2016
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 44,811 59.28%
Black or African American Alone 28,594 37.83%
Two Or More Races 1,029 1.36%
Asian Alone 820 1.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 267 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 72 0.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Forrest , MS in 2016
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 43,088 57%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 28,344 37.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,723 2.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 919 1.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 785 1.04%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 250 0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 177 0.23%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 110 0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 90 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 35 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 28 0.04%