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Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Value (Percent)
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People (Black)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 counties)
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United States N/A 12.4 41,070,890 N/A
Mississippi N/A 37.0 1,090,777 2 of 52
Tishomingo County Rural 1.2 217 1,924
Hancock County Urban 6.8 3,119 959
George County Rural 7.8 1,933 888
Itawamba County Rural 7.8 1,867 888
Alcorn County Rural 10.9 3,765 731
Prentiss County Rural 11.4 2,855 708
Pearl River County Rural 12.3 7,003 677
Tippah County Rural 14.7 3,183 599
Pontotoc County Rural 14.8 4,626 594
Perry County Urban 15.8 1,813 567
Union County Rural 16.1 4,520 565
Stone County Urban 18.0 3,329 525
Webster County Rural 18.6 1,845 510
Jackson County Urban 20.5 29,659 465
Neshoba County Rural 21.4 6,201 455
Lamar County Urban 21.6 14,048 450
Rankin County Urban 21.6 34,246 450
Lafayette County Rural 23.1 13,173 421
Harrison County Urban 24.1 50,579 399
Smith County Rural 24.1 3,421 399
Greene County Rural 24.8 3,375 389
Calhoun County Rural 28.7 3,744 322
Jones County Rural 28.7 19,200 322
Choctaw County Rural 29.3 2,395 308
Lee County Rural 29.9 24,885 297
Tate County Urban 29.9 8,421 297
Monroe County Rural 30.2 10,242 294
Lincoln County Rural 30.3 10,542 292
Lawrence County Rural 31.8 3,775 269
Newton County Rural 31.8 6,735 269
DeSoto County Urban 32.0 60,277 266
Marion County Rural 32.1 7,802 264
Scott County Urban 33.5 9,291 244
Benton County Urban 34.2 2,600 239
Clarke County Rural 34.4 5,300 237
Carroll County Rural 34.5 3,394 236
Covington County Rural 34.6 6,313 235
Franklin County Rural 35.0 2,678 227
Simpson County Urban 35.5 9,156 223
Forrest County Urban 35.8 27,898 220
Oktibbeha County Rural 36.2 18,650 216
Yalobusha County Rural 36.7 4,559 212
Wayne County Rural 37.1 7,318 205
Madison County Urban 37.3 41,181 202
Leake County Rural 39.1 8,319 186
Amite County Rural 40.1 5,053 174
Walthall County Rural 40.8 5,662 164
Lauderdale County Rural 42.0 30,200 150
Marshall County Urban 43.7 14,800 139
Lowndes County Rural 44.0 25,585 137
Chickasaw County Rural 44.5 7,568 134
Grenada County Rural 44.8 9,559 131
Montgomery County Rural 45.2 4,389 128
Attala County Rural 45.4 8,028 124
Winston County Rural 47.2 8,319 113
Panola County Rural 48.1 15,845 108
Warren County Rural 49.0 21,358 101
Copiah County Urban 50.7 14,196 89
Jasper County Rural 53.2 8,630 77
Pike County Rural 54.1 21,599 72
Adams County Rural 55.5 16,141 62
Yazoo County Urban 58.1 15,594 52
Clay County Rural 60.1 11,095 42
Jefferson Davis County Rural 60.2 6,729 41
Kemper County Rural 60.4 5,352 40
Tallahatchie County Rural 62.1 7,675 36
Bolivar County Rural 63.2 19,074 33
Wilkinson County Rural 67.2 5,628 28
Issaquena County Rural 70.1 768 25
Quitman County Rural 72.2 4,267 16
Washington County Rural 72.2 31,511 16
Hinds County Urban 72.4 161,009 15
Sunflower County Rural 73.0 18,498 14
Sharkey County Rural 73.7 2,835 13
Noxubee County Rural 73.8 7,485 12
Leflore County Rural 74.5 20,432 10
Coahoma County Rural 75.9 15,784 9
Humphreys County Rural 78.8 5,966 6
Tunica County Urban 79.6 7,630 5
Jefferson County Rural 81.2 5,789 4
Holmes County Urban 82.4 13,591 2
Claiborne County Rural 86.2 7,681 1
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 7:13 pm.

Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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