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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 12,633 population of Lawrence County, Mississippi comprised of 255 people who identified as Hispanic (2.02%), and 12,378 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lawrence County, Mississippi with a population of 8,357 (66.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,071 (32.23%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 115 (0.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lawrence County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 8,186 (64.8%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,027 (31.88%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 171 (1.35%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,071 32.23%
White Alone 8,357 66.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 34 0.27%
Asian Alone 54 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 115 0.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Lawrence , MS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 44 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 171 1.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,027 31.88%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,186 64.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 95 0.75%