Population By Race and Ethnicity in Yazoo County, MS in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 28,711 population of Yazoo County, Mississippi comprised of 2,121 people who identified as Hispanic (7.39%), and 26,590 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.61%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Yazoo County, Mississippi with a population of 16,397 (57.11%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,700 (40.75%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 281 (0.98%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yazoo County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 16,161 (56.29%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,959 (34.69%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,741 (6.06%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,397 57.11%
White Alone 11,700 40.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 162 0.56%
Asian Alone 162 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races 281 0.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Yazoo , MS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 236 0.82%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,741 6.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 73 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 55 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,161 56.29%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,959 34.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 89 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 150 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 226 0.79%