Population By Race and Ethnicity in Forrest County, MS in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 77,869 population of Forrest County, Mississippi comprised of 3,266 people who identified as Hispanic (4.19%), and 74,603 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Forrest County, Mississippi with a population of 46,487 (59.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,912 (37.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,264 (1.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Forrest County, Mississippi in 2021, with a population of 43,997 (56.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,473 (36.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,490 (3.2%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Forrest County, MS in 2021

Total Population:77,869

Non Hispanic (95.81%)

Hispanic (4.19%)

Race in Forrest County, MS in 2021

Total Population:77,869

White Alone (59.7%)

Black or African American Alone (37.13%)

Two or more races (1.62%)

Asian Alone (1.06%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.41%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)

Ethnicity in Forrest County, MS in 2021

Total Population:77,869

Non-Hispanic White Alone (56.5%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (36.57%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.2%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.42%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.28%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.03%)

Population By Race in Forrest , MS in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	46,487	59.7%
Black or African American Alone	28,912	37.13%
Two Or More Races	1,264	1.62%
Asian Alone	828	1.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	315	0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	63	0.08%

Population By Ethnicity in Forrest , MS in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	43,997	56.5%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	28,473	36.57%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,490	3.2%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,109	1.42%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	801	1.03%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	439	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	187	0.24%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	155	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	128	0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	36	0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	27	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	27	0.04%