Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hinds County, MS in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 235,867 population of Hinds County, Mississippi comprised of 3,578 people who identified as Hispanic (1.52%), and 232,289 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.48%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Hinds County, Mississippi with a population of 171,772 (72.83%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 59,810 (25.36%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,128 (0.9%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hinds County, Mississippi in 2018, with a population of 171,155 (72.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 57,104 (24.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,706 (1.15%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Hinds County, MS in 2018

Total Population:235,867

Non Hispanic (98.48%)

Hispanic (1.52%)

Race in Hinds County, MS in 2018

Total Population:235,867

Black or African American Alone (72.83%)

White Alone (25.36%)

Two or more races (0.9%)

Asian Alone (0.78%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.11%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Hinds County, MS in 2018

Total Population:235,867

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (72.56%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (24.21%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.15%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.85%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.77%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.46%)

Population By Race in Hinds , MS in 2018

Race	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone	171,772	72.83%
White Alone	59,810	25.36%
Two Or More Races	2,128	0.9%
Asian Alone	1,837	0.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	257	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	63	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Hinds , MS in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	171,155	72.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	57,104	24.21%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,706	1.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,014	0.85%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,815	0.77%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	617	0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	180	0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	114	0.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	77	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	42	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	22	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	21	0.01%