Mississippi Black or African American Alone Female or Women Population By County in 2016

Updated on July 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Black or African American Alone female population in Mississippi was 597,661 and represented 38.81% of the total Mississippi female population (1,540,132).

Among Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest Black or African American Alone female population (93,917), followed by Harrison County (26,866), and DeSoto County (25,210).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone female population. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Mississippi Black or African American Alone Female or Women Population By County in 2016
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County Female Population % of County Female Population
Adams 9087 58.47
Alcorn 2423 12.71
Amite 2617 40.89
Attala 4385 44.82
Benton 1519 36.33
Bolivar 11397 65.74
Calhoun 2271 29.98
Carroll 1702 33.51
Chickasaw 4009 45.46
Choctaw 1270 30.04
Claiborne 4182 86.67
Clarke 3027 36.15
Clay 6335 60.36
Coahoma 9973 77.60
Copiah 7849 52.66
Covington 3741 37.93
DeSoto 25210 27.71
Forrest 15586 39.27
Franklin 1387 35.10
George 825 7.06
Greene 967 16.75
Grenada 4840 43.55
Hancock 1957 8.24
Harrison 26866 26.08
Hinds 93917 72.72
Holmes 7899 83.85
Humphreys 3469 76.46
Issaquena 314 57.72
Itawamba 771 6.50
Jackson 16197 22.51
Jasper 4662 54.53
Jefferson 3226 86.60
Jefferson Davis 3654 60.87
Jones 10675 30.32
Kemper 3055 60.42
Lafayette 6943 25.31
Lamar 6862 21.50
Lauderdale 17806 44.53
Lawrence 2187 33.34
Leake 4482 40.54
Lee 13401 30.36
Leflore 11929 75.29
Lincoln 5652 31.49
Lowndes 14269 45.81
Madison 21512 39.71
Marion 4143 31.95
Marshall 8840 48.94
Monroe 5902 31.46
Montgomery 2497 46.49
Neshoba 3386 21.92
Newton 3597 32.15
Noxubee 4118 71.78
Oktibbeha 10105 40.83
Panola 9025 50.95
Pearl River 3529 12.64
Perry 1201 19.62
Pike 11351 54.41
Pontotoc 2469 15.40
Prentiss 1817 14.01
Quitman 2780 71.76
Rankin 16205 20.61
Scott 5974 41.06
Sharkey 1736 72.82
Simpson 5089 36.67
Smith 1977 23.96
Stone 1758 19.61
Sunflower 9377 74.88
Tallahatchie 3956 61.80
Tate 4816 32.87
Tippah 1899 16.80
Tishomingo 243 2.42
Tunica 4223 78.57
Union 2240 15.48
Walthall 3380 44.67
Warren 12426 50.46
Washington 18558 73.54
Wayne 4368 41.20
Webster 966 19.35
Wilkinson 2997 71.07
Winston 4439 47.19
Yalobusha 2617 40.13
Yazoo 7350 59.92