Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kemper County, MS in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 8,801 population of Kemper County, Mississippi comprised of 74 people who identified as Hispanic (0.84%), and 8,727 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.16%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Kemper County, Mississippi with a population of 5,366 (60.97%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,973 (33.78%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 349 (3.97%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kemper County, Mississippi in 2021, with a population of 5,336 (60.63%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,941 (33.42%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 346 (3.93%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,366 60.97%
White Alone 2,973 33.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 349 3.97%
Asian Alone 21 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 90 1.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Kemper , MS in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 30 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 32 0.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,336 60.63%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 2,941 33.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 346 3.93%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 83 0.94%