Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lawrence County, MS in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 11,982 population of Lawrence County, Mississippi comprised of 282 people who identified as Hispanic (2.35%), and 11,700 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lawrence County, Mississippi with a population of 7,879 (65.76%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,882 (32.4%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 127 (1.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lawrence County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 7,683 (64.12%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,839 (32.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 196 (1.64%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,882 32.4%
White Alone 7,879 65.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 34 0.28%
Asian Alone 58 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 127 1.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Lawrence , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 43 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 196 1.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,839 32.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,683 64.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 55 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 105 0.88%