Rankin County, Mississippi

According to the 2000 Census, Rankin County, Mississippi has a population of 115,327 people. Of those, 93,450 (81%) are White, 19,743 (17%) are Black, and 1,520 (1%) are Latino[1]. However, 2,694 (or 2% of the 115,327 people) are not residents by choice but are people in prison.

Even though prisoners cannot participate in the local community, the Census Bureau nevertheless counts them as residents of the county where they are incarcerated.

A more accurate description would not include the prisoners. This would give Rankin County a population of 112,633 with a demographic that is 82% White, 16% Black, and 1% Latino.

Reported in
Census 2000
Incarcerated
population
Actual
population
Total 115,327 2,694 112,633
White 93,450 901 92,549
Black 19,743 1,745 17,998
Latino 1,520 29 1,491


Notes:

[1]The numbers for Whites, Blacks and Latinos may not add up to the total number because we have not included racial groups other than Whites and Blacks and because the Census Bureau considers "Latino" to be an ethnicity, not a race. Most of the people reported as being Latino are also counted as being White or Black.



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