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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 35,906 population of Monroe County, Mississippi comprised of 439 people who identified as Hispanic (1.22%), and 35,467 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Monroe County, Mississippi with a population of 24,334 (67.77%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,082 (30.86%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 301 (0.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Monroe County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 24,008 (66.86%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,006 (30.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 326 (0.91%).

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

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Population By Race in Monroe , MS in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,082 30.86%
White Alone 24,334 67.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 93 0.26%
Asian Alone 91 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races 301 0.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Monroe , MS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 76 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 326 0.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 13 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,006 30.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 24,008 66.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 80 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 88 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 280 0.78%