African Americans in Mississippi
Ethnic group in Mississippi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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African Americans in Mississippi or Black Mississippians are residents of the state of Mississippi who are of African American ancestry. As of the 2019 U.S. Census estimates, African Americans were 37.8% of the state's population which is the highest in the nation.[4]
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Total population | |
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1,149,341[1] (2017) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi Delta, rural majority Black counties throughout the state[2] | |
Languages | |
Southern American English, African-American Vernacular English, African American English | |
Religion | |
Historically Black Protestant[3] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Black Southerners, white Mississippians |
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African Americans were brought to Mississippi for cotton production during the slave trade.[5]