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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 59,173 population of Lowndes County, Mississippi comprised of 1,215 people who identified as Hispanic (2.05%), and 57,958 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lowndes County, Mississippi with a population of 31,534 (53.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 26,242 (44.35%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 636 (1.08%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lowndes County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 30,610 (51.73%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 26,096 (44.1%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 924 (1.56%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lowndes County, MS in 2017

Total Population:59,173

Non Hispanic (97.95%)

Hispanic (2.05%)

Race in Lowndes County, MS in 2017

Total Population:59,173

White Alone (53.29%)

Black or African American Alone (44.35%)

Two or more races (1.08%)

Asian Alone (0.94%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.27%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Lowndes County, MS in 2017

Total Population:59,173

Non-Hispanic White Alone (51.73%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (44.1%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.56%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.94%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.92%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.75%)

Population By Race in Lowndes , MS in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	31,534	53.29%
Black or African American Alone	26,242	44.35%
Two Or More Races	636	1.08%
Asian Alone	558	0.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	162	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	41	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Lowndes , MS in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	30,610	51.73%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	26,096	44.1%
White Alone - Hispanic	924	1.56%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	557	0.94%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	544	0.92%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	146	0.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	118	0.2%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	79	0.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	44	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	33	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	14	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	8	0.01%