Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Sharkey County, MS

The map below shows majority race by area in Sharkey County, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on Sharkey County racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Sharkey County, MS map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Sharkey County overall is black, making up 74.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 24.6%. There are more black people in the central areas of the county. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the east places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in Sharkey County

 
Self-Identified Race
Sharkey County, MS Population
White
24.6%
Hispanic
0.4%
Black
74.5%
Asian
0.1%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Sharkey County, MS

The map below shows diversity in Sharkey County. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the county would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Sharkey County Diversity Score

38.4

More diverse than 58% of US counties

Sharkey County has a diversity score of 38.4: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. Sharkey County is about average for diversity versus other US counties, more diverse than 58% of them. Within Sharkey County's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Sharkey County, and the least diverse areas are in central Sharkey County.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.

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