Mississippi Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 28, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total Mississippi population was 2,967,023. The White Alone racial group had the highest population (1.70M) and constituted 57.36% of the total Mississippi population. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest population (1.11M) and constituted 37.53% of the population. The third highest racial group was Two Or More Races (69.99K), constituting 2.36% of the population. The racial group with the lowest population was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (1.13K).

The population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 1.66M and constituted 56.01% of the population. The population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was (95.64K) and constituted 3.22% of the population.

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentages by race and ethnicity for Mississippi.

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Mississippi Population By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Mississippi Population By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Mississippi Population By Race in 2021
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Race Population % of Total Pop.
White Alone 1701989 57.36
Black or African American Alone 1113414 37.53
Two Or More Races 69989 2.36
Some Other Race Alone 38053 1.28
Asian Alone 29092 0.98
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 13357 0.45
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1129 0.04
Mississippi Population By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population % of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 1661874 56.01
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 95643 3.22