Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rankin County, MS in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 155,342 population of Rankin County, Mississippi comprised of 4,230 people who identified as Hispanic (2.72%), and 151,112 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.28%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rankin County, Mississippi with a population of 117,421 (75.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 33,407 (21.51%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,119 (1.36%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rankin County, Mississippi in 2019, with a population of 113,802 (73.26%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 33,153 (21.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,619 (2.33%).

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

You can find similar information for other Mississippi counties, and for Mississippi.

See this for other years:
Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Rankin County, MS in 2019
Total Population:
Race in Rankin County, MS in 2019
Total Population:
Ethnicity in Rankin County, MS in 2019
Total Population:
Population By Race in Rankin , MS in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 33,407 21.51%
White Alone 117,421 75.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 355 0.23%
Asian Alone 2,119 1.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 133 0.09%
Two Or More Races 1,907 1.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Rankin , MS in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 254 0.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,619 2.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 96 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 42 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 53 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 166 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 33,153 21.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 113,802 73.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 259 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,077 1.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 80 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,741 1.12%