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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 26,917 population of Simpson County, Mississippi comprised of 471 people who identified as Hispanic (1.75%), and 26,446 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Simpson County, Mississippi with a population of 16,924 (62.88%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,485 (35.24%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 257 (0.96%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Simpson County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 16,610 (61.71%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,391 (34.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 314 (1.17%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,485 35.24%
White Alone 16,924 62.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 89 0.33%
Asian Alone 125 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 37 0.14%
Two Or More Races 257 0.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Simpson , MS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 94 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 314 1.17%
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 22 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,391 34.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,610 61.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 124 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 235 0.87%