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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 26,676 population of Yazoo County, Mississippi comprised of 1,106 people who identified as Hispanic (4.15%), and 25,570 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.85%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Yazoo County, Mississippi with a population of 15,779 (59.15%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,355 (38.82%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 268 (1%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yazoo County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 15,707 (58.88%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,393 (35.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 962 (3.61%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15,779 59.15%
White Alone 10,355 38.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 115 0.43%
Asian Alone 154 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races 268 1%
Population By Ethnicity in Yazoo , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 72 0.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 962 3.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 39 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 15,707 58.88%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,393 35.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 76 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 148 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 242 0.91%