Population By Race and Ethnicity in Leflore County, MS in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 29,317 population of Leflore County, Mississippi comprised of 748 people who identified as Hispanic (2.55%), and 28,569 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.45%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Leflore County, Mississippi with a population of 21,919 (74.77%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,889 (23.5%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 193 (0.66%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Leflore County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 21,718 (74.08%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,473 (22.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 416 (1.42%).

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

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Population By Race in Leflore , MS in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 21,919 74.77%
White Alone 6,889 23.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 132 0.45%
Asian Alone 181 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races 193 0.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Leflore , MS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 201 0.69%
White Alone - Hispanic 416 1.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 91 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 32 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 21,718 74.08%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,473 22.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 173 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 161 0.55%