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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 27,001 population of Simpson County, Mississippi comprised of 477 people who identified as Hispanic (1.77%), and 26,524 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Simpson County, Mississippi with a population of 16,910 (62.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,619 (35.63%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 244 (0.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Simpson County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 16,592 (61.45%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,524 (35.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 318 (1.18%).

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

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Population By Race in Simpson , MS in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,619 35.63%
White Alone 16,910 62.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 81 0.3%
Asian Alone 110 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 37 0.14%
Two Or More Races 244 0.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Simpson , MS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 95 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 318 1.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 39 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 23 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,524 35.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,592 61.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 109 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 221 0.82%