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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 21,260 population of Leake County, Mississippi comprised of 1,227 people who identified as Hispanic (5.77%), and 20,033 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Leake County, Mississippi with a population of 10,731 (50.48%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,596 (40.43%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,519 (7.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Leake County, Mississippi in 2021, with a population of 10,047 (47.26%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,448 (39.74%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,204 (5.66%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,596 40.43%
White Alone 10,731 50.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,519 7.15%
Asian Alone 128 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races 280 1.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Leake , MS in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 148 0.7%
White Alone - Hispanic 684 3.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 315 1.48%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 24 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 51 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,448 39.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,047 47.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,204 5.66%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 104 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 229 1.08%