Population By Race and Ethnicity in Marion County, MS in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 25,120 population of Marion County, Mississippi comprised of 370 people who identified as Hispanic (1.47%), and 24,750 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Marion County, Mississippi with a population of 16,694 (66.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,996 (31.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 260 (1.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Marion County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 16,397 (65.28%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,964 (31.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 297 (1.18%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,996 31.83%
White Alone 16,694 66.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 62 0.25%
Asian Alone 99 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.04%
Two Or More Races 260 1.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Marion , MS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 32 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 297 1.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 24 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,964 31.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,397 65.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 97 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 236 0.94%