Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sharkey County, MS in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 4,419 population of Sharkey County, Mississippi comprised of 88 people who identified as Hispanic (1.99%), and 4,331 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.01%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sharkey County, Mississippi with a population of 3,151 (71.31%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,209 (27.36%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 28 (0.63%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sharkey County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 3,126 (70.74%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,152 (26.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 57 (1.29%).

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

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Population By Race in Sharkey , MS in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,151 71.31%
White Alone 1,209 27.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8 0.18%
Asian Alone 23 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 28 0.63%
Population By Ethnicity in Sharkey , MS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 25 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 57 1.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1 0.02%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,126 70.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,152 26.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.07%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 23 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 27 0.61%