Amite, Mississippi Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Amite, MS population of 12,720 people, 58.44% (7,434) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - White Alone, 38.01% (4,835) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, and 1.95% (248) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by ethnicity and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each ethnicity. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other Mississippi counties and also for the state of Mississippi.

Amite, MS Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - White Alone
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Percentage of Amite, MS Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - White Alone
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Amite, MS Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 7434 58.44
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 4835 38.01
Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races 248 1.95
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 46 0.36
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 31 0.24
Hispanic - White Alone 29 0.23
Hispanic - Two Or More Races 28 0.22
Non-Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 25 0.20
Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 19 0.15
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 18 0.14
Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7 0.06
Hispanic - Asian Alone 0 0.00
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0.00
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0.00