Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lawrence County, MS in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 12,607 population of Lawrence County, Mississippi comprised of 280 people who identified as Hispanic (2.22%), and 12,327 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lawrence County, Mississippi with a population of 8,286 (65.72%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,113 (32.63%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 116 (0.92%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lawrence County, Mississippi in 2019, with a population of 8,092 (64.19%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,069 (32.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 194 (1.54%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,113 32.63%
White Alone 8,286 65.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 35 0.28%
Asian Alone 55 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 116 0.92%
Population By Ethnicity in Lawrence , MS in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 44 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 194 1.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 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 4,069 32.28%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,092 64.19%
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 96 0.76%