Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pearl River County, MS in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 56,211 population of Pearl River County, Mississippi comprised of 2,255 people who identified as Hispanic (4.01%), and 53,956 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pearl River County, Mississippi with a population of 47,506 (84.51%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,866 (12.22%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,114 (1.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pearl River County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 45,591 (81.11%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,776 (12.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,915 (3.41%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,866 12.22%
White Alone 47,506 84.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 429 0.76%
Asian Alone 247 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 49 0.09%
Two Or More Races 1,114 1.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Pearl River , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 90 0.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,915 3.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 93 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 21 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 132 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,776 12.06%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 45,591 81.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 336 0.6%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 226 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 45 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 982 1.75%