Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pontotoc County, MS in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 31,516 population of Pontotoc County, Mississippi comprised of 2,033 people who identified as Hispanic (6.45%), and 29,483 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pontotoc County, Mississippi with a population of 25,954 (82.35%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,826 (15.31%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 438 (1.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pontotoc County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 24,293 (77.08%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,641 (14.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,661 (5.27%).

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 2016

Total Population:31,516

Non Hispanic (93.55%)

Hispanic (6.45%)

Race in Pontotoc County, MS in 2016

Total Population:31,516

White Alone (82.35%)

Black or African American Alone (15.31%)

Two or more races (1.39%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.52%)

Asian Alone (0.37%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Pontotoc County, MS in 2016

Total Population:31,516

Non-Hispanic White Alone (77.08%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.73%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.27%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.21%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.13%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.59%)

Population By Race in Pontotoc , MS in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	25,954	82.35%
Black or African American Alone	4,826	15.31%
Two Or More Races	438	1.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	164	0.52%
Asian Alone	115	0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	19	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Pontotoc , MS in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	24,293	77.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	4,641	14.73%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,661	5.27%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	381	1.21%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	185	0.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	109	0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	105	0.33%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	57	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	55	0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	11	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	10	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	8	0.03%