Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mississippi County, MO in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 12,130 population of Mississippi County, Missouri comprised of 312 people who identified as Hispanic (2.57%), and 11,818 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mississippi County, Missouri with a population of 9,032 (74.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,816 (23.22%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 189 (1.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mississippi County, Missouri in 2020, with a population of 8,776 (72.35%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,791 (23.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 256 (2.11%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Mississippi County, MO in 2020
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Population By Race in Mississippi , MO in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,816 23.22%
White Alone 9,032 74.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 52 0.43%
Asian Alone 39 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 189 1.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Mississippi , MO in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 25 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 256 2.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,791 23.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,776 72.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 182 1.5%