Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pontotoc County, MS in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 31,194 population of Pontotoc County, Mississippi comprised of 2,313 people who identified as Hispanic (7.42%), and 28,881 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pontotoc County, Mississippi with a population of 25,463 (81.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,861 (15.58%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 542 (1.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pontotoc County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 23,614 (75.7%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,621 (14.81%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,849 (5.93%).

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

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Population By Race in Pontotoc , MS in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,861 15.58%
White Alone 25,463 81.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 176 0.56%
Asian Alone 134 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.06%
Two Or More Races 542 1.74%
Population By Ethnicity in Pontotoc , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 240 0.77%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,849 5.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 115 0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 12 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 82 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,621 14.81%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 23,614 75.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 61 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 119 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 460 1.48%