Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kemper County, MS in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 8,670 population of Kemper County, Mississippi comprised of 78 people who identified as Hispanic (0.9%), and 8,592 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.1%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Kemper County, Mississippi with a population of 5,262 (60.69%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,941 (33.92%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 350 (4.04%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kemper County, Mississippi in 2022, with a population of 5,231 (60.33%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,908 (33.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 347 (4%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kemper County, MS in 2022

Total Population:8,670

Non Hispanic (99.1%)

Hispanic (0.9%)

Race in Kemper County, MS in 2022

Total Population:8,670

Black or African American Alone (60.69%)

White Alone (33.92%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (4.04%)

Two or more races (1.06%)

Asian Alone (0.24%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Kemper County, MS in 2022

Total Population:8,670

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (60.33%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (33.54%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (4%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.98%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.76%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.38%)

Population By Race in Kemper , MS in 2022

Race	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone	5,262	60.69%
White Alone	2,941	33.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	350	4.04%
Two Or More Races	92	1.06%
Asian Alone	21	0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	4	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Kemper , MS in 2022

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	5,231	60.33%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	2,908	33.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	347	4%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	85	0.98%
White Alone - Hispanic	33	0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	31	0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	21	0.24%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	7	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	3	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%