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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 26,333 population of Marion County, Mississippi comprised of 346 people who identified as Hispanic (1.31%), and 25,987 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Marion County, Mississippi with a population of 17,454 (66.28%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,507 (32.31%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 240 (0.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Marion County, Mississippi in 2012, with a population of 17,160 (65.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,484 (32.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 294 (1.12%).

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

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Population By Race in Marion , MS in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,507 32.31%
White Alone 17,454 66.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 41 0.16%
Asian Alone 81 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.04%
Two Or More Races 240 0.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Marion , MS in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 23 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 294 1.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,484 32.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,160 65.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 79 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 218 0.83%