Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kemper County, MS in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 9,714 population of Kemper County, Mississippi comprised of 92 people who identified as Hispanic (0.95%), and 9,622 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.05%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Kemper County, Mississippi with a population of 5,912 (60.86%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,344 (34.42%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 345 (3.55%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kemper County, Mississippi in 2018, with a population of 5,875 (60.48%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,304 (34.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 340 (3.5%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,912 60.86%
White Alone 3,344 34.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 345 3.55%
Asian Alone 18 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 95 0.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Kemper , MS in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 37 0.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 40 0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,875 60.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 3,304 34.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 340 3.5%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 85 0.88%