Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafayette County, MS in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 58,467 population of Lafayette County, Mississippi comprised of 2,089 people who identified as Hispanic (3.57%), and 56,378 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette County, Mississippi with a population of 42,053 (71.93%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,932 (23.83%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,416 (2.42%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette County, Mississippi in 2023, with a population of 40,437 (69.16%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,709 (23.45%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,616 (2.76%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 13,932 23.83%
White Alone 42,053 71.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 209 0.36%
Asian Alone 1,416 2.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 61 0.1%
Two Or More Races 796 1.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , MS in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 223 0.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,616 2.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 86 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 23 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 37 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 104 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,709 23.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 40,437 69.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 123 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,393 2.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 692 1.18%