Population By Race and Ethnicity in Yazoo County, MS in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 26,424 population of Yazoo County, Mississippi comprised of 1,137 people who identified as Hispanic (4.3%), and 25,287 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.7%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Yazoo County, Mississippi with a population of 15,593 (59.01%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,272 (38.87%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 287 (1.09%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yazoo County, Mississippi in 2021, with a population of 15,515 (58.72%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,284 (35.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 988 (3.74%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15,593 59.01%
White Alone 10,272 38.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 116 0.44%
Asian Alone 151 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races 287 1.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Yazoo , MS in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 78 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 988 3.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 38 0.14%
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 15,515 58.72%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,284 35.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 78 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 145 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 261 0.99%