Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pearl River County, MS in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 57,978 population of Pearl River County, Mississippi comprised of 2,533 people who identified as Hispanic (4.37%), and 55,445 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pearl River County, Mississippi with a population of 48,945 (84.42%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,988 (12.05%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,242 (2.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pearl River County, Mississippi in 2023, with a population of 46,835 (80.78%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,882 (11.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,110 (3.64%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Pearl River County, MS in 2023

Total Population:57,978

Non Hispanic (95.63%)

Hispanic (4.37%)

Race in Pearl River County, MS in 2023

Total Population:57,978

White Alone (84.42%)

Black or African American Alone (12.05%)

Two or more races (2.14%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.83%)

Asian Alone (0.47%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)

Ethnicity in Pearl River County, MS in 2023

Total Population:57,978

Non-Hispanic White Alone (80.78%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (11.87%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.64%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.9%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.25%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.57%)

Population By Race in Pearl River , MS in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	48,945	84.42%
Black or African American Alone	6,988	12.05%
Two Or More Races	1,242	2.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	479	0.83%
Asian Alone	270	0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	54	0.09%

Population By Ethnicity in Pearl River , MS in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	46,835	80.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	6,882	11.87%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,110	3.64%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,099	1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	329	0.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	250	0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	150	0.26%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	143	0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	106	0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	50	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	20	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.01%