Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rankin County, MS in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 144,209 population of Rankin County, Mississippi comprised of 3,779 people who identified as Hispanic (2.62%), and 140,430 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rankin County, Mississippi with a population of 112,872 (78.27%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 27,792 (19.27%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,631 (1.13%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rankin County, Mississippi in 2011, with a population of 109,666 (76.05%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,584 (19.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,206 (2.22%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 27,792 19.27%
White Alone 112,872 78.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 352 0.24%
Asian Alone 1,631 1.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 110 0.08%
Two Or More Races 1,452 1.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Rankin , MS in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 208 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,206 2.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 116 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 31 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 28 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 190 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 27,584 19.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 109,666 76.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 236 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,600 1.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 82 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,262 0.88%