Population By Race and Ethnicity in Prentiss County, MS in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 25,224 population of Prentiss County, Mississippi comprised of 372 people who identified as Hispanic (1.48%), and 24,852 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Prentiss County, Mississippi with a population of 21,191 (84.01%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,595 (14.25%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 298 (1.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Prentiss County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 20,903 (82.87%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,576 (14.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 288 (1.14%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,595 14.25%
White Alone 21,191 84.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 69 0.27%
Asian Alone 69 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 298 1.18%
Population By Ethnicity in Prentiss , MS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 19 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 288 1.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 31 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,576 14.18%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,903 82.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 67 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 267 1.06%