Lafayette County, MS Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 55.73K Lafayette County, MS population, 19.80K had Unclassified ancestry (35.53%), 15.85K had Other Groups ancestry (28.45%), and 6.65K had English ancestry (11.94%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other Mississippi counties, and for Mississippi.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Lafayette County, MS Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 19801 | 35.53 |
| Other Groups | 15853 | 28.45 |
| English | 6654 | 11.94 |
| Irish | 4443 | 7.97 |
| German | 4050 | 7.27 |
| American | 3843 | 6.90 |
| Scottish | 1648 | 2.96 |
| Italian | 1208 | 2.17 |
| French (except Basque) | 926 | 1.66 |
| Scotch Irish | 911 | 1.64 |
| European | 750 | 1.35 |
| Swedish | 507 | 0.91 |
| Polish | 454 | 0.82 |
| Arab | 434 | 0.78 |
| British | 294 | 0.53 |
| Norwegian | 277 | 0.50 |
| Dutch | 201 | 0.36 |
| Subsaharan African | 186 | 0.33 |
| Welsh | 178 | 0.32 |
| Czech | 164 | 0.29 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 161 | 0.29 |
| Jordanian | 154 | 0.28 |
| Bahamian | 126 | 0.23 |
| Ethiopian | 124 | 0.22 |
| Armenian | 120 | 0.22 |
| Danish | 106 | 0.19 |
| Lebanese | 86 | 0.15 |
| Turkish | 67 | 0.12 |
| Russian | 61 | 0.11 |
| Celtic | 58 | 0.10 |
| Greek | 58 | 0.10 |
| Scandinavian | 57 | 0.10 |
| Brazilian | 55 | 0.10 |
| Finnish | 46 | 0.08 |
| Syrian | 42 | 0.08 |
| Iranian | 29 | 0.05 |
| Northern European | 28 | 0.05 |
| Austrian | 27 | 0.05 |
| Swiss | 27 | 0.05 |
| Slovak | 26 | 0.05 |
| Belizean | 26 | 0.05 |
| Lithuanian | 24 | 0.04 |
| Nigerian | 24 | 0.04 |
| French Canadian | 20 | 0.04 |
| African | 16 | 0.03 |
| Afghan | 15 | 0.03 |
| Romanian | 15 | 0.03 |
| Croatian | 10 | 0.02 |
| Eastern European | 10 | 0.02 |
| Haitian | 9 | 0.02 |
| Cajun | 8 | 0.01 |
| Bulgarian | 7 | 0.01 |
| Portuguese | 7 | 0.01 |
| Hungarian | 6 | 0.01 |
| Czechoslovakian | 5 | 0.01 |