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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Prentiss County, MS in 2020

Total Population:24,971

Non Hispanic (98.49%)

Hispanic (1.51%)

Race in Prentiss County, MS in 2020

Total Population:24,971

White Alone (82.64%)

Black or African American Alone (15.42%)

Two or more races (1.31%)

Asian Alone (0.33%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.28%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Prentiss County, MS in 2020

Total Population:24,971

Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.47%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (15.33%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.18%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.17%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.54%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.32%)

Population By Race in Prentiss , MS in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	20,635	82.64%
Black or African American Alone	3,850	15.42%
Two Or More Races	327	1.31%
Asian Alone	82	0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	70	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	7	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Prentiss , MS in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	20,344	81.47%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	3,827	15.33%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	295	1.18%
White Alone - Hispanic	291	1.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	80	0.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	43	0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	32	0.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	27	0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	23	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	6	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0%