Population By Race and Ethnicity in Perry County, MS in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 12,083 population of Perry County, Mississippi comprised of 170 people who identified as Hispanic (1.41%), and 11,913 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Perry County, Mississippi with a population of 9,502 (78.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,367 (19.59%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 133 (1.1%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Perry County, Mississippi in 2015, with a population of 9,364 (77.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,360 (19.53%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 138 (1.14%).

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

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Population By Race in Perry , MS in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,367 19.59%
White Alone 9,502 78.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 52 0.43%
Asian Alone 19 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.08%
Two Or More Races 133 1.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Perry , MS in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 138 1.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,360 19.53%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,364 77.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.39%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 125 1.03%