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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 16,882 population of Holmes County, Mississippi comprised of 129 people who identified as Hispanic (0.76%), and 16,753 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.24%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Holmes County, Mississippi with a population of 14,137 (83.74%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,554 (15.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 123 (0.73%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Holmes County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 14,058 (83.27%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,514 (14.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 117 (0.69%).

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

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Population By Race in Holmes , MS in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,137 83.74%
White Alone 2,554 15.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 26 0.15%
Asian Alone 41 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 123 0.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Holmes , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 79 0.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 40 0.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,058 83.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 2,514 14.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 117 0.69%