Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rankin County, MS in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 142,518 population of Rankin County, Mississippi comprised of 3,812 people who identified as Hispanic (2.68%), and 138,706 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.33%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rankin County, Mississippi with a population of 111,734 (78.4%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 27,313 (19.17%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,630 (1.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rankin County, Mississippi in 2010, with a population of 108,515 (76.14%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,085 (19.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,219 (2.26%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Rankin, Mississippi.

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Population By Race in Rankin , MS in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 27,313 19.17%
White Alone 111,734 78.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 346 0.24%
Asian Alone 1,630 1.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 128 0.09%
Two Or More Races 1,367 0.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Rankin , MS in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 228 0.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,219 2.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 118 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 33 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 30 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 184 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 27,085 19.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 108,515 76.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 228 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,597 1.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 98 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,183 0.83%