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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 24,962 population of Prentiss County, Mississippi comprised of 369 people who identified as Hispanic (1.48%), and 24,593 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Prentiss County, Mississippi with a population of 20,682 (82.85%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,794 (15.2%); 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 20,398 (81.72%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,771 (15.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 294 (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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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Prentiss County, MS in 2020
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Population By Race in Prentiss , MS in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,794 15.2%
White Alone 20,682 82.85%
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 284 1.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 26 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 33 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,771 15.11%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,398 81.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 80 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 294 1.18%