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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 26,671 population of Yazoo County, Mississippi comprised of 1,988 people who identified as Hispanic (7.45%), and 24,683 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.55%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Yazoo County, Mississippi with a population of 15,357 (57.58%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,710 (40.16%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 292 (1.1%).

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 15,113 (56.67%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,109 (34.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,601 (6%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Yazoo County, MS in 2020
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Population By Race in Yazoo , MS in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15,357 57.58%
White Alone 10,710 40.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 144 0.54%
Asian Alone 153 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.06%
Two Or More Races 292 1.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Yazoo , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 244 0.92%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,601 6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 70 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 54 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 15,113 56.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,109 34.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 145 0.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 238 0.89%