Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pontotoc County, MS in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 29,782 population of Pontotoc County, Mississippi comprised of 1,805 people who identified as Hispanic (6.06%), and 27,977 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pontotoc County, Mississippi with a population of 24,896 (83.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,283 (14.38%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 358 (1.2%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pontotoc County, Mississippi in 2011, with a population of 23,362 (78.44%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,189 (14.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,534 (5.15%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Pontotoc County, MS in 2011

Total Population:29,782

Non Hispanic (93.94%)

Hispanic (6.06%)

Race in Pontotoc County, MS in 2011

Total Population:29,782

White Alone (83.59%)

Black or African American Alone (14.38%)

Two or more races (1.2%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.54%)

Asian Alone (0.22%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Pontotoc County, MS in 2011

Total Population:29,782

Non-Hispanic White Alone (78.44%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.07%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.15%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.03%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.93%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.38%)

Population By Race in Pontotoc , MS in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	24,896	83.59%
Black or African American Alone	4,283	14.38%
Two Or More Races	358	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	161	0.54%
Asian Alone	66	0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	18	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Pontotoc , MS in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	23,362	78.44%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	4,189	14.07%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,534	5.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	308	1.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	112	0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	94	0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	63	0.21%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	50	0.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	49	0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	12	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	6	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	3	0.01%