Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafayette County, MS in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 47,574 population of Lafayette County, Mississippi comprised of 1,068 people who identified as Hispanic (2.25%), and 46,506 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.76%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette County, Mississippi with a population of 34,542 (72.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,308 (23.77%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,034 (2.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette County, Mississippi in 2010, with a population of 33,696 (70.83%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,220 (23.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,029 (2.16%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Lafayette, Mississippi.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lafayette County, MS in 2010

Total Population:47,574

Non Hispanic (97.76%)

Hispanic (2.25%)

Race in Lafayette County, MS in 2010

Total Population:47,574

White Alone (72.61%)

Black or African American Alone (23.77%)

Asian Alone (2.17%)

Two or more races (1.01%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.33%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Lafayette County, MS in 2010

Total Population:47,574

Non-Hispanic White Alone (70.83%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (23.58%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.16%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.78%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.95%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.70%)

Population By Race in Lafayette , MS in 2010

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	34,542	72.61%
Black or African American Alone	11,308	23.77%
Asian Alone	1,034	2.17%
Two Or More Races	483	1.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	156	0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	51	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , MS in 2010

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	33,696	70.83%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	11,220	23.58%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,029	2.16%
White Alone - Hispanic	846	1.78%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	451	0.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	94	0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	88	0.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	62	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	35	0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	32	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	16	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	5	0.01%