Latinos in the 2016 Election: Mississippi

This profile provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters¹ and other major groups of eligible voters in Mississippi.² All demographic data are based on Pew Research Center tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014 American Community Survey.³

Hispanics in Mississippi’s Eligible Voter Population

• The Hispanic population in Mississippi is the 41st largest in the nation. About 80,000 Hispanics reside in Mississippi, 0.1% of all Hispanics in the United States.
• Mississippi’s population is 3% Hispanic, the 48th largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.
• There are 31,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Mississippi—the 41st largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.9 million.
• Some 1% of Mississippi eligible voters are Hispanic, the 48th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.
• Some 39% of Hispanics in Mississippi are eligible to vote, ranking Mississippi 36th nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. By contrast, 79% of the state’s white population is eligible to vote.