Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hinds County, MS in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 226,765 population of Hinds County, Mississippi comprised of 4,503 people who identified as Hispanic (1.99%), and 222,262 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.01%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Hinds County, Mississippi with a population of 165,844 (73.14%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 56,771 (25.04%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,198 (0.97%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hinds County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 165,036 (72.78%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 53,342 (23.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,429 (1.51%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 165,844 73.14%
White Alone 56,771 25.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 249 0.11%
Asian Alone 1,650 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 53 0.02%
Two Or More Races 2,198 0.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Hinds , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 808 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,429 1.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 82 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 18 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 41 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 125 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 165,036 72.78%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 53,342 23.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 167 0.07%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,632 0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,073 0.91%