Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafayette County, MS in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 55,913 population of Lafayette County, Mississippi comprised of 2,114 people who identified as Hispanic (3.78%), and 53,799 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.22%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette County, Mississippi with a population of 40,504 (72.44%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,051 (23.34%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,331 (2.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 38,847 (69.48%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,833 (22.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,657 (2.96%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 13,051 23.34%
White Alone 40,504 72.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 213 0.38%
Asian Alone 1,331 2.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 56 0.1%
Two Or More Races 758 1.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 218 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,657 2.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 93 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 20 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 37 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 89 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,833 22.95%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 38,847 69.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 120 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,311 2.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 669 1.2%