Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mississippi County, MO in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 13,755 population of Mississippi County, Missouri comprised of 277 people who identified as Hispanic (2.01%), and 13,478 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mississippi County, Missouri with a population of 10,076 (73.25%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,431 (24.94%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 164 (1.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mississippi County, Missouri in 2016, with a population of 9,848 (71.6%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,405 (24.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 228 (1.66%).

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

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Population By Race in Mississippi , MO in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,431 24.94%
White Alone 10,076 73.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 45 0.33%
Asian Alone 37 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 164 1.19%
Population By Ethnicity in Mississippi , MO in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 26 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 228 1.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,405 24.76%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,848 71.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 25 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 160 1.16%