Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lawrence County, MS in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 12,928 population of Lawrence County, Mississippi comprised of 265 people who identified as Hispanic (2.05%), and 12,663 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lawrence County, Mississippi with a population of 8,765 (67.8%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,010 (31.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 87 (0.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lawrence County, Mississippi in 2010, with a population of 8,562 (66.23%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,980 (30.79%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 203 (1.57%).

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

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Population By Race in Lawrence , MS in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,010 31.02%
White Alone 8,765 67.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 30 0.23%
Asian Alone 34 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 87 0.67%
Population By Ethnicity in Lawrence , MS in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 30 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 203 1.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 13 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 17 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,980 30.79%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,562 66.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 70 0.54%