Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rankin County, MS in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 152,093 population of Rankin County, Mississippi comprised of 4,129 people who identified as Hispanic (2.72%), and 147,964 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rankin County, Mississippi with a population of 116,544 (76.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 31,313 (20.59%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,988 (1.31%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rankin County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 113,061 (74.34%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 31,047 (20.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,483 (2.29%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 31,313 20.59%
White Alone 116,544 76.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 327 0.22%
Asian Alone 1,988 1.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 144 0.1%
Two Or More Races 1,777 1.17%
Population By Ethnicity in Rankin , MS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 266 0.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,483 2.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 92 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 47 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 65 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 176 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 31,047 20.41%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 113,061 74.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 235 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,941 1.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 79 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,601 1.05%