Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafayette County, MS in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 53,614 population of Lafayette County, Mississippi comprised of 1,357 people who identified as Hispanic (2.53%), and 52,257 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette County, Mississippi with a population of 38,815 (72.4%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,832 (23.93%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,151 (2.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 37,739 (70.39%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,715 (23.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,144 (2.13%).

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 2016

Total Population:53,614

Non Hispanic (97.47%)

Hispanic (2.53%)

Race in Lafayette County, MS in 2016

Total Population:53,614

White Alone (72.4%)

Black or African American Alone (23.93%)

Asian Alone (2.15%)

Two or more races (1.06%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.37%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)

Ethnicity in Lafayette County, MS in 2016

Total Population:53,614

Non-Hispanic White Alone (70.39%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (23.72%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.13%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.01%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.96%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.80%)

Population By Race in Lafayette , MS in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	38,815	72.4%
Black or African American Alone	12,832	23.93%
Asian Alone	1,151	2.15%
Two Or More Races	570	1.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	197	0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	49	0.09%

Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , MS in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	37,739	70.39%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	12,715	23.72%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,144	2.13%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,076	2.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	514	0.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	127	0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	117	0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	70	0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	56	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	31	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	18	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	7	0.01%