Population By Race and Ethnicity in Union County, MS in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 27,810 population of Union County, Mississippi comprised of 1,250 people who identified as Hispanic (4.5%), and 26,560 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, Mississippi with a population of 22,514 (80.96%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,358 (15.67%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 545 (1.96%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 21,479 (77.24%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,273 (15.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,035 (3.72%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,358 15.67%
White Alone 22,514 80.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 79 0.28%
Asian Alone 298 1.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.06%
Two Or More Races 545 1.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 85 0.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,035 3.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 42 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 75 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,273 15.37%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,479 77.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 37 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 296 1.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 470 1.69%