Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pearl River County, MS in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 55,441 population of Pearl River County, Mississippi comprised of 1,659 people who identified as Hispanic (2.99%), and 53,782 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pearl River County, Mississippi with a population of 47,047 (84.86%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,890 (12.43%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 896 (1.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pearl River County, Mississippi in 2011, with a population of 45,554 (82.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,862 (12.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,493 (2.69%).

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

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Population By Race in Pearl River , MS in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,890 12.43%
White Alone 47,047 84.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 320 0.58%
Asian Alone 256 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 32 0.06%
Two Or More Races 896 1.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Pearl River , MS in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 28 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,493 2.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 41 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 82 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,862 12.38%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 45,554 82.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 279 0.5%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 244 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 29 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 814 1.47%