Population By Race and Ethnicity in Leake County, MS in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 23,189 population of Leake County, Mississippi comprised of 984 people who identified as Hispanic (4.24%), and 22,205 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.76%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Leake County, Mississippi with a population of 11,853 (51.12%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,484 (40.9%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,567 (6.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Leake County, Mississippi in 2012, with a population of 11,261 (48.56%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,405 (40.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,328 (5.73%).

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

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Population By Race in Leake , MS in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,484 40.9%
White Alone 11,853 51.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,567 6.76%
Asian Alone 78 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 205 0.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Leake , MS in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 79 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 592 2.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 239 1.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 29 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 43 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,405 40.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,261 48.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,328 5.73%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 162 0.7%