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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 10,138 population of Tunica County, Mississippi comprised of 240 people who identified as Hispanic (2.37%), and 9,898 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.63%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Tunica County, Mississippi with a population of 7,765 (76.59%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,153 (21.24%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 118 (1.16%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tunica County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 7,723 (76.18%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,986 (19.59%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 167 (1.65%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,765 76.59%
White Alone 2,153 21.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 26 0.26%
Asian Alone 68 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.08%
Two Or More Races 118 1.16%
Population By Ethnicity in Tunica , MS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 42 0.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 167 1.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 17 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,723 76.18%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,986 19.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 101 1%