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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Prentiss County, MS in 2016

Total Population:25,404

Non Hispanic (98.57%)

Hispanic (1.43%)

Race in Prentiss County, MS in 2016

Total Population:25,404

White Alone (84.05%)

Black or African American Alone (14.23%)

Two or more races (1.16%)

Asian Alone (0.28%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.27%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)

Ethnicity in Prentiss County, MS in 2016

Total Population:25,404

Non-Hispanic White Alone (82.96%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.14%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.09%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.03%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.50%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.27%)

Population By Race in Prentiss , MS in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	21,352	84.05%
Black or African American Alone	3,616	14.23%
Two Or More Races	294	1.16%
Asian Alone	71	0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	69	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	2	0.01%

Population By Ethnicity in Prentiss , MS in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	21,076	82.96%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	3,593	14.14%
White Alone - Hispanic	276	1.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	262	1.03%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	69	0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	40	0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	32	0.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	29	0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	23	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1	0%