Mississippi Black or African American Alone Male or Men Population By County in 2016
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Black or African American Alone male population in Mississippi was 530,846 and represented 36.60% of the total Mississippi male population (1,450,463).
Among Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest Black or African American Alone male population (80,713), followed by Harrison County (24,029), and DeSoto County (21,488).
In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone male population. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
You can see similar information for other states and also by state for the United States.
You can also see similar information for other racial and ethnicity groups in Mississippi.
| County | Male Population | % of County Male Population |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 7852 | 48.89 |
| Alcorn | 2234 | 12.27 |
| Amite | 2406 | 39.82 |
| Attala | 3636 | 41.45 |
| Benton | 1418 | 34.88 |
| Bolivar | 9517 | 62.62 |
| Calhoun | 1878 | 26.91 |
| Carroll | 1702 | 33.24 |
| Chickasaw | 3618 | 43.13 |
| Choctaw | 1143 | 28.09 |
| Claiborne | 3716 | 85.47 |
| Clarke | 2439 | 32.42 |
| Clay | 5321 | 56.87 |
| Coahoma | 8335 | 75.61 |
| Copiah | 7050 | 51.24 |
| Covington | 3204 | 34.42 |
| DeSoto | 21488 | 25.29 |
| Forrest | 13008 | 36.23 |
| Franklin | 1283 | 34.02 |
| George | 1040 | 8.69 |
| Greene | 2418 | 31.10 |
| Grenada | 4220 | 41.73 |
| Hancock | 1842 | 8.03 |
| Harrison | 24029 | 24.10 |
| Hinds | 80713 | 71.35 |
| Holmes | 6999 | 81.56 |
| Humphreys | 2988 | 74.11 |
| Issaquena | 523 | 67.31 |
| Itawamba | 825 | 7.13 |
| Jackson | 14773 | 21.18 |
| Jasper | 4201 | 52.27 |
| Jefferson | 3045 | 85.13 |
| Jefferson Davis | 3173 | 58.20 |
| Jones | 9484 | 28.48 |
| Kemper | 3065 | 61.48 |
| Lafayette | 5889 | 22.49 |
| Lamar | 5643 | 19.10 |
| Lauderdale | 15877 | 42.32 |
| Lawrence | 1918 | 30.67 |
| Leake | 5100 | 43.50 |
| Lee | 11627 | 28.56 |
| Leflore | 10238 | 73.38 |
| Lincoln | 4814 | 29.29 |
| Lowndes | 11968 | 42.14 |
| Madison | 18354 | 36.90 |
| Marion | 3853 | 31.71 |
| Marshall | 8353 | 47.11 |
| Monroe | 5180 | 30.21 |
| Montgomery | 2154 | 44.33 |
| Neshoba | 2869 | 20.45 |
| Newton | 2969 | 28.78 |
| Noxubee | 3691 | 71.61 |
| Oktibbeha | 8482 | 34.12 |
| Panola | 8118 | 49.13 |
| Pearl River | 3315 | 12.19 |
| Perry | 1097 | 18.42 |
| Pike | 9889 | 52.67 |
| Pontotoc | 2357 | 15.23 |
| Prentiss | 1799 | 14.47 |
| Quitman | 2435 | 69.83 |
| Rankin | 15108 | 20.57 |
| Scott | 5121 | 37.03 |
| Sharkey | 1484 | 69.70 |
| Simpson | 4530 | 34.52 |
| Smith | 1729 | 22.48 |
| Stone | 1881 | 20.40 |
| Sunflower | 10170 | 72.66 |
| Tallahatchie | 4190 | 52.49 |
| Tate | 4121 | 30.17 |
| Tippah | 1757 | 16.31 |
| Tishomingo | 252 | 2.67 |
| Tunica | 3542 | 74.36 |
| Union | 2001 | 14.47 |
| Walthall | 3001 | 42.86 |
| Warren | 10644 | 47.54 |
| Washington | 15569 | 70.84 |
| Wayne | 3806 | 38.55 |
| Webster | 883 | 18.49 |
| Wilkinson | 3360 | 69.78 |
| Winston | 4073 | 45.51 |
| Yalobusha | 2258 | 37.97 |
| Yazoo | 8791 | 55.86 |