Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hancock County, MS in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 47,673 population of Hancock County, Mississippi comprised of 1,823 people who identified as Hispanic (3.82%), and 45,850 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hancock County, Mississippi with a population of 41,844 (87.77%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,975 (8.34%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,062 (2.23%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hancock County, Mississippi in 2019, with a population of 40,353 (84.65%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,853 (8.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,491 (3.13%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Hancock County, MS in 2019
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Population By Race in Hancock , MS in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,975 8.34%
White Alone 41,844 87.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 325 0.68%
Asian Alone 436 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 31 0.07%
Two Or More Races 1,062 2.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Hancock , MS in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 122 0.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,491 3.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 47 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 19 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 9 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 135 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,853 8.08%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 40,353 84.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 278 0.58%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 417 0.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 927 1.94%