Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pontotoc County, OK in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 38,348 population of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma comprised of 2,131 people who identified as Hispanic (5.56%), and 36,217 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma with a population of 26,269 (68.5%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,761 (20.24%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,051 (7.96%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma in 2017, with a population of 24,900 (64.93%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,259 (18.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,838 (7.4%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Pontotoc County, OK in 2017
Total Population:38,348
94.44%
Non Hispanic (94.44%)
Hispanic (5.56%)
Race in Pontotoc County, OK in 2017
Total Population:38,348
68.5%20.24%7.96%
White Alone (68.5%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (20.24%)
Two or more races (7.96%)
Black or African American Alone (2.29%)
Asian Alone (0.96%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)
Ethnicity in Pontotoc County, OK in 2017
Total Population:38,348
64.93%18.93%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (64.93%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (18.93%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (7.4%)
Hispanic White Alone (3.57%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.98%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.19%)
Population By Race in Pontotoc , OK in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 26,269 68.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,761 20.24%
Two Or More Races 3,051 7.96%
Black or African American Alone 879 2.29%
Asian Alone 367 0.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Pontotoc , OK in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 24,900 64.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,259 18.93%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,838 7.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,369 3.57%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 838 2.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 502 1.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 364 0.95%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 213 0.56%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 41 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%