Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson Davis County, MS in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 11,285 population of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi comprised of 164 people who identified as Hispanic (1.45%), and 11,121 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.55%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi with a population of 6,750 (59.81%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,359 (38.63%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 101 (0.9%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 6,711 (59.47%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,260 (37.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 99 (0.88%).

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

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Population By Race in Jefferson Davis , MS in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,750 59.81%
White Alone 4,359 38.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 33 0.29%
Asian Alone 37 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.04%
Two Or More Races 101 0.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson Davis , MS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 39 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 99 0.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 18 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,711 59.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,260 37.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 30 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 35 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 83 0.74%