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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 25,457 population of Prentiss County, Mississippi comprised of 334 people who identified as Hispanic (1.31%), and 25,123 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Prentiss County, Mississippi with a population of 21,424 (84.16%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,592 (14.11%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 307 (1.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Prentiss County, Mississippi in 2015, with a population of 21,173 (83.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,573 (14.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 275 (1.08%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Prentiss County, MS in 2015

Total Population:25,457

Non Hispanic (98.69%)

Hispanic (1.31%)

Race in Prentiss County, MS in 2015

Total Population:25,457

White Alone (84.16%)

Black or African American Alone (14.11%)

Two or more races (1.21%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.26%)

Asian Alone (0.26%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)

Ethnicity in Prentiss County, MS in 2015

Total Population:25,457

Non-Hispanic White Alone (83.17%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.04%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.08%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.99%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.48%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.25%)

Population By Race in Prentiss , MS in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	21,424	84.16%
Black or African American Alone	3,592	14.11%
Two Or More Races	307	1.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	66	0.26%
Asian Alone	65	0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	3	0.01%

Population By Ethnicity in Prentiss , MS in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	21,173	83.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	3,573	14.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	275	1.08%
White Alone - Hispanic	251	0.99%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	63	0.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	37	0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	32	0.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	29	0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	19	0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0%