Forest, MS Demographics

A map of Forest's Population by Race

Forest, Mississippi had a population of 5,430 in 2020. It was 20.7% White, 42.7% Black, 0.7% Asian, 33.9% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 1.5% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Forest, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 428 places in Mississippi, Forest is the 67th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Forest's White Population

1,123 residents of Forest identify as White, or 20.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Forest considerably less than the White share of the population of Mississippi (55.4% White). Of the 428 places in Mississippi, Forest is ranked #343 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Forest is more White than neighboring Conehatta (12.2% White). Forest is less White than neighboring Hillsboro (31.6% White), Harperville (72% White), Lake (46.3% White), and Morton (28.6% White).

Forest's Black Population

2,319 residents of Forest identify as Black, or 42.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Forest slightly larger than the Black share of the population of Mississippi (36.4% Black). Of the 428 places in Mississippi, Forest is ranked #191 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Forest is more Black than neighboring Harperville (20.4% Black), Morton (31.4% Black), and Conehatta (4.5% Black). Forest is less Black than neighboring Hillsboro (60.2% Black), and Lake (48% Black).

Forest's Asian Population

39 residents of Forest identify as Asian, or 0.7%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Forest roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Mississippi (1.1% Asian). Of the 428 places in Mississippi, Forest is ranked #86 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Forest is more Asian than neighboring Hillsboro (0.1% Asian), Harperville (0.4% Asian), Lake (0% Asian), Morton (0.1% Asian), and Conehatta (0.1% Asian).

Forest's Hispanic Population

1,841 residents of Forest identify as Hispanic, or 33.9%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Forest considerably larger than the Hispanic share of the population of Mississippi (3.6% Hispanic). Of the 428 places in Mississippi, Forest is ranked #3 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Forest is more Hispanic than neighboring Hillsboro (4.7% Hispanic), Harperville (4.4% Hispanic), Lake (2.3% Hispanic), and Conehatta (1.1% Hispanic). Forest is less Hispanic than neighboring Morton (36.2% Hispanic).

Forest's Native American/Other Population

27 residents of Forest identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Forest roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Mississippi (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 428 places in Mississippi, Forest is ranked #133 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Forest is more Native American/Other than neighboring Hillsboro (0.3% Native American/Other), and Harperville (0.4% Native American/Other). Forest is less Native American/Other than neighboring Lake (0.6% Native American/Other), Morton (1.5% Native American/Other), and Conehatta (78.7% Native American/Other).

Forest's Multiracial Population

81 residents of Forest identify as Multiracial, or 1.5%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Forest roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Mississippi (2.8% Multiracial). Of the 428 places in Mississippi, Forest is ranked #333 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Forest is less Multiracial than neighboring Hillsboro (3.2% Multiracial), Harperville (2.4% Multiracial), Lake (2.7% Multiracial), Morton (2% Multiracial), and Conehatta (3.4% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.