Population By Race and Ethnicity in Prentiss County, MS in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 24,971 population of Prentiss County, Mississippi comprised of 376 people who identified as Hispanic (1.51%), and 24,595 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.49%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Prentiss County, Mississippi with a population of 20,635 (82.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,850 (15.42%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 327 (1.31%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Prentiss County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 20,344 (81.47%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,827 (15.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 295 (1.18%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,850 15.42%
White Alone 20,635 82.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 70 0.28%
Asian Alone 82 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.03%
Two Or More Races 327 1.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Prentiss , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 23 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 291 1.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 27 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 3,827 15.33%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,344 81.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 80 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 295 1.18%