Population By Race and Ethnicity in Smith County, MS in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 16,073 population of Smith County, Mississippi comprised of 266 people who identified as Hispanic (1.66%), and 15,807 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Smith County, Mississippi with a population of 12,219 (76.02%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,690 (22.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 116 (0.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Smith County, Mississippi in 2015, with a population of 12,005 (74.69%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,652 (22.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 214 (1.33%).

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

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Population By Race in Smith , MS in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,690 22.96%
White Alone 12,219 76.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 26 0.16%
Asian Alone 20 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 116 0.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Smith , MS in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 38 0.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 214 1.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,652 22.72%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 12,005 74.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 107 0.67%