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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 25,404 population of Prentiss County, Mississippi comprised of 363 people who identified as Hispanic (1.43%), and 25,041 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Prentiss County, Mississippi with a population of 21,352 (84.05%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,616 (14.23%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 294 (1.16%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Prentiss County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 21,076 (82.96%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,593 (14.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 276 (1.09%).

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

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Population By Race in Prentiss , MS in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,616 14.23%
White Alone 21,352 84.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 69 0.27%
Asian Alone 71 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 294 1.16%
Population By Ethnicity in Prentiss , MS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 23 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 276 1.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 29 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 32 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,593 14.14%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,076 82.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 40 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 69 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 262 1.03%