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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 10,264 population of Tunica County, Mississippi comprised of 239 people who identified as Hispanic (2.33%), and 10,025 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.67%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Tunica County, Mississippi with a population of 7,893 (76.9%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,157 (21.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 112 (1.09%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tunica County, Mississippi in 2015, with a population of 7,853 (76.51%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,984 (19.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 173 (1.69%).

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

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Population By Race in Tunica , MS in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,893 76.9%
White Alone 2,157 21.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 23 0.22%
Asian Alone 69 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.1%
Two Or More Races 112 1.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Tunica , MS in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 40 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 173 1.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,853 76.51%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,984 19.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 67 0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 98 0.96%