Population By Race and Ethnicity in Smith County, MS in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 15,840 population of Smith County, Mississippi comprised of 288 people who identified as Hispanic (1.82%), and 15,552 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Smith County, Mississippi with a population of 11,918 (75.24%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,763 (23.76%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 101 (0.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Smith County, Mississippi in 2019, with a population of 11,699 (73.86%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,715 (23.45%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 219 (1.38%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,763 23.76%
White Alone 11,918 75.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 32 0.2%
Asian Alone 24 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 101 0.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Smith , MS in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 48 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 219 1.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,715 23.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,699 73.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 29 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 89 0.56%