Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lauderdale County, MS in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 76,416 population of Lauderdale County, Mississippi comprised of 1,724 people who identified as Hispanic (2.26%), and 74,692 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lauderdale County, Mississippi with a population of 41,380 (54.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 33,307 (43.59%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 827 (1.08%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lauderdale County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 40,192 (52.6%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 33,010 (43.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,188 (1.56%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lauderdale County, MS in 2017

Total Population:76,416

Non Hispanic (97.74%)

Hispanic (2.26%)

Race in Lauderdale County, MS in 2017

Total Population:76,416

White Alone (54.15%)

Black or African American Alone (43.59%)

Two or more races (1.08%)

Asian Alone (0.81%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.31%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Lauderdale County, MS in 2017

Total Population:76,416

Non-Hispanic White Alone (52.6%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (43.2%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.56%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.97%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.90%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.78%)

Population By Race in Lauderdale , MS in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	41,380	54.15%
Black or African American Alone	33,307	43.59%
Two Or More Races	827	1.08%
Asian Alone	622	0.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	235	0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	45	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Lauderdale , MS in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	40,192	52.6%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	33,010	43.2%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,188	1.56%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	743	0.97%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	595	0.78%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	297	0.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	133	0.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	102	0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	84	0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	27	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	26	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	19	0.03%