Population By Race and Ethnicity in Monroe County, MS in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 35,831 population of Monroe County, Mississippi comprised of 409 people who identified as Hispanic (1.14%), and 35,422 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Monroe County, Mississippi with a population of 24,357 (67.98%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,992 (30.68%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 302 (0.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Monroe County, Mississippi in 2015, with a population of 24,051 (67.12%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,926 (30.49%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 306 (0.85%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Monroe County, MS in 2015

Total Population:35,831

Non Hispanic (98.86%)

Hispanic (1.14%)

Race in Monroe County, MS in 2015

Total Population:35,831

White Alone (67.98%)

Black or African American Alone (30.68%)

Two or more races (0.84%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.25%)

Asian Alone (0.23%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Monroe County, MS in 2015

Total Population:35,831

Non-Hispanic White Alone (67.12%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (30.49%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.85%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.78%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.52%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.23%)

Population By Race in Monroe , MS in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	24,357	67.98%
Black or African American Alone	10,992	30.68%
Two Or More Races	302	0.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	88	0.25%
Asian Alone	84	0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	8	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Monroe , MS in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	24,051	67.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	10,926	30.49%
White Alone - Hispanic	306	0.85%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	278	0.78%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	83	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	76	0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	66	0.18%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	24	0.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	12	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	8	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%