Population By Race and Ethnicity in Yazoo County, MS in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 28,336 population of Yazoo County, Mississippi comprised of 1,535 people who identified as Hispanic (5.42%), and 26,801 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.58%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Yazoo County, Mississippi with a population of 16,206 (57.19%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,640 (41.08%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 237 (0.84%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yazoo County, Mississippi in 2012, with a population of 16,031 (56.58%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,363 (36.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,277 (4.51%).

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

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Population By Race in Yazoo , MS in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,206 57.19%
White Alone 11,640 41.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 98 0.35%
Asian Alone 149 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races 237 0.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Yazoo , MS in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 175 0.62%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,277 4.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 37 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 37 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,031 56.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,363 36.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 61 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 141 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 200 0.71%