Population By Race and Ethnicity in Monroe County, MS in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 35,614 population of Monroe County, Mississippi comprised of 455 people who identified as Hispanic (1.28%), and 35,159 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Monroe County, Mississippi with a population of 24,254 (68.1%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,851 (30.47%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 314 (0.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Monroe County, Mississippi in 2018, with a population of 23,906 (67.13%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,783 (30.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 348 (0.98%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 10,851 30.47%
White Alone 24,254 68.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 92 0.26%
Asian Alone 98 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races 314 0.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Monroe , MS in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 68 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 348 0.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 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 10,783 30.28%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 23,906 67.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 76 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 96 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 293 0.82%