Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lawrence County, MS in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 11,781 population of Lawrence County, Mississippi comprised of 235 people who identified as Hispanic (2%), and 11,546 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lawrence County, Mississippi with a population of 7,692 (65.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,849 (32.67%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 142 (1.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lawrence County, Mississippi in 2021, with a population of 7,542 (64.02%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,807 (32.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 150 (1.27%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,849 32.67%
White Alone 7,692 65.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 37 0.31%
Asian Alone 59 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 142 1.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Lawrence , MS in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 42 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 150 1.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 23 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,807 32.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,542 64.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 119 1.01%