Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafayette County, MS in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 52,841 population of Lafayette County, Mississippi comprised of 1,346 people who identified as Hispanic (2.55%), and 51,495 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette County, Mississippi with a population of 38,312 (72.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,562 (23.77%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,148 (2.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette County, Mississippi in 2015, with a population of 37,242 (70.48%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,453 (23.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,141 (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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Population By Race in Lafayette , MS in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,562 23.77%
White Alone 38,312 72.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 195 0.37%
Asian Alone 1,148 2.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 48 0.09%
Two Or More Races 576 1.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , MS in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 109 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,070 2.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 71 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 31 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 58 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,453 23.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 37,242 70.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 124 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,141 2.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 518 0.98%