Alligator is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.

[3] In 2009, Tommie "Tomaso" Brown was elected Alligator's first black mayor.

The racial makeup of the town was 20.91% White, 77.27% African American, and 1.82% from two or more races.

23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 41.5% of families and 47.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 69.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 35.3% of those sixty five or over.