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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 28,298 population of Union County, Mississippi comprised of 1,201 people who identified as Hispanic (4.24%), and 27,097 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.76%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, Mississippi with a population of 23,248 (82.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,241 (14.99%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 463 (1.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 22,244 (78.61%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,177 (14.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,004 (3.55%).

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

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Population By Race in Union , MS in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,241 14.99%
White Alone 23,248 82.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 89 0.32%
Asian Alone 236 0.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.07%
Two Or More Races 463 1.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , MS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 64 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,004 3.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 48 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 15 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 68 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,177 14.76%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 22,244 78.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 234 0.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 395 1.4%