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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 64,389 population of Lamar County, Mississippi comprised of 2,365 people who identified as Hispanic (3.67%), and 62,024 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.33%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lamar County, Mississippi with a population of 48,265 (74.96%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,979 (21.71%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 933 (1.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lamar County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 46,335 (71.96%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,758 (21.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,930 (3%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lamar County, MS in 2020
Total Population:64,389
96.33%
Non Hispanic (96.33%)
Hispanic (3.67%)
Race in Lamar County, MS in 2020
Total Population:64,389
74.96%21.71%
White Alone (74.96%)
Black or African American Alone (21.71%)
Asian Alone (1.45%)
Two or more races (1.43%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.36%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)
Ethnicity in Lamar County, MS in 2020
Total Population:64,389
71.96%21.37%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (71.96%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (21.37%)
Hispanic White Alone (3%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.43%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.27%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.97%)
Population By Race in Lamar , MS in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 48,265 74.96%
Black or African American Alone 13,979 21.71%
Asian Alone 933 1.45%
Two Or More Races 922 1.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 230 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 60 0.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Lamar , MS in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 46,335 71.96%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,758 21.37%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,930 3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 922 1.43%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 818 1.27%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 221 0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 141 0.22%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 104 0.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 89 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.02%