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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 78,185 population of Forrest County, Mississippi comprised of 2,512 people who identified as Hispanic (3.21%), and 75,673 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.79%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Forrest County, Mississippi with a population of 46,467 (59.43%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 29,260 (37.42%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,250 (1.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Forrest County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 44,592 (57.03%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,933 (37.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,875 (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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 29,260 37.42%
White Alone 46,467 59.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 273 0.35%
Asian Alone 882 1.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 53 0.07%
Two Or More Races 1,250 1.6%
Population By Ethnicity in Forrest , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 327 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,875 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 89 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 30 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 25 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 166 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 28,933 37.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 44,592 57.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 184 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 852 1.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 28 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,084 1.39%