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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 231,919 population of Hinds County, Mississippi comprised of 3,469 people who identified as Hispanic (1.5%), and 228,450 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.5%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Hinds County, Mississippi with a population of 169,745 (73.19%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 58,011 (25.01%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,115 (0.91%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hinds County, Mississippi in 2019, with a population of 169,146 (72.93%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 55,383 (23.88%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,628 (1.13%).

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

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Population By Race in Hinds , MS in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 169,745 73.19%
White Alone 58,011 25.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 234 0.1%
Asian Alone 1,745 0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 69 0.03%
Two Or More Races 2,115 0.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Hinds , MS in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 599 0.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,628 1.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 72 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 23 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 47 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 100 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 169,146 72.93%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 55,383 23.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 162 0.07%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,722 0.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,015 0.87%