Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hinds County, MS in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 245,717 population of Hinds County, Mississippi comprised of 3,658 people who identified as Hispanic (1.49%), and 242,059 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.51%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Hinds County, Mississippi with a population of 170,592 (69.43%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 70,833 (28.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,956 (0.8%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hinds County, Mississippi in 2010, with a population of 169,665 (69.05%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 68,433 (27.85%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,400 (0.98%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Hinds County, MS in 2010
Total Population:245,717
98.51%
Non Hispanic (98.51%)
Hispanic (1.49%)
Race in Hinds County, MS in 2010
Total Population:245,717
69.43%28.83%
Black or African American Alone (69.43%)
White Alone (28.83%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Asian Alone (0.77%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.15%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)
Ethnicity in Hinds County, MS in 2010
Total Population:245,717
69.05%27.85%
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (69.05%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone (27.85%)
Hispanic White Alone (0.98%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.75%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.72%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.65%)
Population By Race in Hinds , MS in 2010
Race
Population
Percentage
Black or African American Alone 170,592 69.43%
White Alone 70,833 28.83%
Two Or More Races 1,956 0.8%
Asian Alone 1,901 0.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 379 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 56 0.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Hinds , MS in 2010
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 169,665 69.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 68,433 27.85%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,400 0.98%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,841 0.75%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,777 0.72%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 927 0.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 328 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 179 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 60 0.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 51 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 41 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.01%