Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
Mississippi
- Value (Percent) : The value is 37.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,125,623.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 52
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 41,234,642.
- Rank within US : N/A
Tishomingo County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 516.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1496 of 3146
Issaquena County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 61.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 839.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 42 of 3146
Itawamba County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,709.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 942 of 3146
George County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,920.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 898 of 3146
Webster County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,995.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 487 of 3146
Perry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 2,379.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 507 of 3146
Prentiss County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 2,533.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 796 of 3146
Choctaw County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 31.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 2,566.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 294 of 3146
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 36.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 2,782.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 231 of 3146
Benton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 34.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 2,813.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 254 of 3146
Sharkey County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 74.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,284.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 12 of 3146
Stone County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,351.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 538 of 3146
Carroll County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 34.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,499.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 246 of 3146
Greene County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,538.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 388 of 3146
Smith County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,675.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 441 of 3146
Tippah County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,686.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 568 of 3146
Hancock County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,765.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 899 of 3146
Calhoun County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 27.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,968.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 362 of 3146
Lawrence County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 32.5 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 4,109.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 275 of 3146
Union County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.5 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 4,424.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 597 of 3146
Montgomery County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 44.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 4,446.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 141 of 3146
Alcorn County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 4,492.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 704 of 3146
Yalobusha County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 39.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 4,904.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 193 of 3146
Pontotoc County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 5,068.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 589 of 3146
Quitman County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 72.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 5,176.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 20 of 3146
Amite County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 41.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 5,202.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 167 of 3146
Clarke County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 35.5 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 5,592.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 237 of 3146
Kemper County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 61.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 6,134.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 41 of 3146
Neshoba County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 6,145.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 475 of 3146
Jefferson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 85.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 6,198.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2 of 3146
Wilkinson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 71.1 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 6,307.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 22 of 3146
Humphreys County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 76.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 6,375.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 9 of 3146
Newton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 30.5 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 6,515.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 303 of 3146
Walthall County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 46.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 6,706.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 124 of 3146
Covington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 36.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 6,946.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 222 of 3146
Jefferson Davis County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 61.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 6,950.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 45 of 3146
Pearl River County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 7,055.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 689 of 3146
Tallahatchie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 53.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 7,599.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 79 of 3146
Chickasaw County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 44.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 7,616.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 140 of 3146
Noxubee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 72.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 7,721.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 19 of 3146
Attala County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 42.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 7,792.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 162 of 3146
Tunica County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 78.5 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 7,838.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 6 of 3146
Claiborne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 87.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 7,928.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1 of 3146
Marion County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 32.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,140.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 274 of 3146
Wayne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 41.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,359.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 181 of 3146
Tate County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 29.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,494.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 318 of 3146
Winston County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 46.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,553.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 117 of 3146
Jasper County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 54.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,964.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 74 of 3146
Grenada County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 43.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 9,161.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 149 of 3146
Leake County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 41.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 9,555.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 166 of 3146
Simpson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 36.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 9,851.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 220 of 3146
Scott County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 38.1 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 10,791.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 205 of 3146
Lincoln County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 31.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 10,957.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 282 of 3146
Monroe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 31.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11,132.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 290 of 3146
Clay County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 60.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11,784.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 49 of 3146
Lamar County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.1 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 12,446.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 502 of 3146
Lafayette County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 12,657.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 429 of 3146
Copiah County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 14,698.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 93 of 3146
Holmes County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 14,903.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3 of 3146
Panola County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 48.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 16,616.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 106 of 3146
Marshall County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 47.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 17,017.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 111 of 3146
Yazoo County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 59.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 17,027.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 51 of 3146
Adams County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 56.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 17,610.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 66 of 3146
Coahoma County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 77.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 18,050.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 7 of 3146
Oktibbeha County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 37.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 18,312.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 217 of 3146
Sunflower County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 73.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 19,332.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 14 of 3146
Jones County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 29.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 20,077.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 331 of 3146
Bolivar County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 64.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 20,453.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 31 of 3146
Pike County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 54.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 21,456.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 75 of 3146
Leflore County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 74.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 21,683.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 13 of 3146
Warren County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 22,978.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 100 of 3146
Lee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 29.5 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 25,089.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 328 of 3146
Lowndes County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 43.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 25,902.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 144 of 3146
Forrest County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 37.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 27,951.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 213 of 3146
Jackson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 30,305.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 468 of 3146
Rankin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 31,723.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 480 of 3146
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 72.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 33,235.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 18 of 3146
Lauderdale County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 43.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 33,333.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 145 of 3146
Madison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 38.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 39,731.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 206 of 3146
DeSoto County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 27.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 48,835.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 364 of 3146
Harrison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 50,994.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 406 of 3146
Hinds County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 72.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 173,413.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 17 of 3146
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/26/2022 6:36 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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