Mississippi Black or African American Alone Female or Women Population By County in 2017

Updated on July 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Black or African American Alone female population in Mississippi was 598,218 and represented 38.85% of the total Mississippi female population (1,539,672).

Among Mississippi counties, Hinds County had the highest Black or African American Alone female population (93,783), followed by Harrison County (27,543), and DeSoto County (26,921).

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 2017
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County Female Population % of County Female Population
Adams 9005 59.11
Alcorn 2378 12.53
Amite 2634 41.00
Attala 4360 44.72
Benton 1491 35.61
Bolivar 11129 65.55
Calhoun 2264 30.11
Carroll 1656 33.03
Chickasaw 3977 45.61
Choctaw 1283 30.49
Claiborne 4140 86.72
Clarke 3007 36.09
Clay 6308 60.40
Coahoma 9765 78.07
Copiah 7817 52.79
Covington 3713 37.90
DeSoto 26921 29.02
Forrest 15542 39.44
Franklin 1395 35.12
George 829 7.01
Greene 955 16.78
Grenada 4803 43.60
Hancock 2006 8.37
Harrison 27543 26.41
Hinds 93783 73.24
Holmes 7823 83.98
Humphreys 3375 76.74
Issaquena 318 56.79
Itawamba 785 6.60
Jackson 16265 22.50
Jasper 4617 54.13
Jefferson 3182 86.44
Jefferson Davis 3616 60.98
Jones 10712 30.43
Kemper 3077 60.63
Lafayette 7027 25.21
Lamar 6872 21.47
Lauderdale 17545 44.63
Lawrence 2199 33.82
Leake 4486 40.75
Lee 13692 30.84
Leflore 11841 75.89
Lincoln 5611 31.29
Lowndes 14284 46.11
Madison 21604 39.64
Marion 4124 31.86
Marshall 8680 48.35
Monroe 5862 31.30
Montgomery 2469 46.27
Neshoba 3390 21.99
Newton 3631 32.58
Noxubee 4072 72.06
Oktibbeha 10134 40.76
Panola 9021 51.02
Pearl River 3513 12.53
Perry 1210 19.70
Pike 11339 54.43
Pontotoc 2456 15.17
Prentiss 1804 14.03
Quitman 2749 71.94
Rankin 16469 20.83
Scott 5926 40.43
Sharkey 1690 73.00
Simpson 5011 36.09
Smith 2039 24.47
Stone 1803 19.66
Sunflower 9242 75.40
Tallahatchie 3903 61.84
Tate 4848 32.66
Tippah 1923 17.09
Tishomingo 234 2.33
Tunica 4161 78.85
Union 2269 15.64
Walthall 3356 44.63
Warren 12434 50.73
Washington 18229 73.75
Wayne 4367 41.19
Webster 980 19.59
Wilkinson 2914 70.81
Winston 4457 47.82
Yalobusha 2584 39.75
Yazoo 7290 59.93