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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Prentiss County, MS in 2017

Total Population:25,224

Non Hispanic (98.53%)

Hispanic (1.48%)

Race in Prentiss County, MS in 2017

Total Population:25,224

White Alone (84.01%)

Black or African American Alone (14.25%)

Two or more races (1.18%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.27%)

Asian Alone (0.27%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)

Ethnicity in Prentiss County, MS in 2017

Total Population:25,224

Non-Hispanic White Alone (82.87%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.18%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.14%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.06%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.49%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.27%)

Population By Race in Prentiss , MS in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	21,191	84.01%
Black or African American Alone	3,595	14.25%
Two Or More Races	298	1.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	69	0.27%
Asian Alone	69	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	2	0.01%

Population By Ethnicity in Prentiss , MS in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	20,903	82.87%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	3,576	14.18%
White Alone - Hispanic	288	1.14%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	267	1.06%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	67	0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	38	0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	31	0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	31	0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	19	0.08%
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%