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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 28,003 population of Yazoo County, Mississippi comprised of 1,792 people who identified as Hispanic (6.4%), and 26,211 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.6%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Yazoo County, Mississippi with a population of 16,141 (57.64%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,304 (40.37%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 270 (0.96%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yazoo County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 15,931 (56.89%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,824 (35.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,480 (5.29%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,141 57.64%
White Alone 11,304 40.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 134 0.48%
Asian Alone 148 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races 270 0.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Yazoo , MS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 210 0.75%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,480 5.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 50 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 43 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 15,931 56.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,824 35.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 84 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 140 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 227 0.81%