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Mississippi County, Arkansas
14,323 Black residents · 35.2% of the county · ranked 6 of 75 in Arkansas by Black population
The gazetteer enters Mississippi County, Arkansas, on its published figures: a total population of 40,685 in 2020, with 14,323 Black residents counted alone — 35.2% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 40,685 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 14,323 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 35.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Arkansas counties | 6 of 75 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The published record across two censuses for Mississippi County: 15,817 Black residents in 2010, 14,323 in 2020 — declined by 9.4% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 34.0% to 35.2%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The state's Black population of 453,783 is spread across 75 counties and county equivalents; Mississippi County holds 14,323 of it, rank 6 in the state's order. The county page for Mississippi County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Mississippi County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Mississippi County page holds the frame around them — 40,685 people in all, 14,323 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.