Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lawrence County, MS in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 12,813 population of Lawrence County, Mississippi comprised of 251 people who identified as Hispanic (1.96%), and 12,562 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lawrence County, Mississippi with a population of 8,516 (66.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,105 (32.04%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 102 (0.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lawrence County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 8,345 (65.13%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,066 (31.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 171 (1.34%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lawrence County, MS in 2016

Total Population:12,813

Non Hispanic (98.04%)

Hispanic (1.96%)

Race in Lawrence County, MS in 2016

Total Population:12,813

White Alone (66.46%)

Black or African American Alone (32.04%)

Two or more races (0.8%)

Asian Alone (0.41%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.28%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Lawrence County, MS in 2016

Total Population:12,813

Non-Hispanic White Alone (65.13%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (31.73%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.34%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.77%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.64%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.39%)

Population By Race in Lawrence , MS in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	8,516	66.46%
Black or African American Alone	4,105	32.04%
Two Or More Races	102	0.8%
Asian Alone	52	0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	36	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	2	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Lawrence , MS in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	8,345	65.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	4,066	31.73%
White Alone - Hispanic	171	1.34%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	82	0.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	50	0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	39	0.3%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	20	0.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	19	0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	17	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	2	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%