Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rankin County, MS in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 158,978 population of Rankin County, Mississippi comprised of 5,089 people who identified as Hispanic (3.2%), and 153,889 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.8%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rankin County, Mississippi with a population of 118,107 (74.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 36,048 (22.68%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,275 (1.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rankin County, Mississippi in 2022, with a population of 113,695 (71.52%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 35,741 (22.48%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,412 (2.78%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 36,048 22.68%
White Alone 118,107 74.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 337 0.21%
Asian Alone 2,275 1.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 139 0.09%
Two Or More Races 2,072 1.3%
Population By Ethnicity in Rankin , MS in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 307 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,412 2.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 95 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 43 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 50 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 182 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 35,741 22.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 113,695 71.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 242 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,232 1.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 89 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,890 1.19%