Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pontotoc County, MS in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 31,367 population of Pontotoc County, Mississippi comprised of 2,186 people who identified as Hispanic (6.97%), and 29,181 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pontotoc County, Mississippi with a population of 25,321 (80.72%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,149 (16.42%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 562 (1.79%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pontotoc County, Mississippi in 2022, with a population of 23,584 (75.19%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,902 (15.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,737 (5.54%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,149 16.42%
White Alone 25,321 80.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 179 0.57%
Asian Alone 140 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.05%
Two Or More Races 562 1.79%
Population By Ethnicity in Pontotoc , MS in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 247 0.79%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,737 5.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 116 0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 62 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,902 15.63%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 23,584 75.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 126 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 500 1.59%