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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Marion County, MS in 2016

Total Population:25,120

Non Hispanic (98.53%)

Hispanic (1.47%)

Race in Marion County, MS in 2016

Total Population:25,120

White Alone (66.46%)

Black or African American Alone (31.83%)

Two or more races (1.03%)

Asian Alone (0.39%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.25%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Marion County, MS in 2016

Total Population:25,120

Non-Hispanic White Alone (65.28%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (31.7%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.18%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.94%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.51%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.39%)

Population By Race in Marion , MS in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	16,694	66.46%
Black or African American Alone	7,996	31.83%
Two Or More Races	260	1.03%
Asian Alone	99	0.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	62	0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	9	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Marion , MS in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	16,397	65.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	7,964	31.7%
White Alone - Hispanic	297	1.18%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	236	0.94%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	97	0.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	47	0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	32	0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	24	0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	15	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	9	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%