Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kemper County, MS in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 10,089 population of Kemper County, Mississippi comprised of 102 people who identified as Hispanic (1.01%), and 9,987 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.99%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Kemper County, Mississippi with a population of 6,160 (61.06%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,476 (34.45%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 347 (3.44%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kemper County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 6,123 (60.69%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,429 (33.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 344 (3.41%).

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

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Population By Race in Kemper , MS in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,160 61.06%
White Alone 3,476 34.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 347 3.44%
Asian Alone 16 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 90 0.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Kemper , MS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 37 0.37%
White Alone - Hispanic 47 0.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 15 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,123 60.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 3,429 33.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 344 3.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 75 0.74%