Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, MS in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 84,802 population of Lee County, Mississippi comprised of 2,030 people who identified as Hispanic (2.39%), and 82,772 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Mississippi with a population of 59,271 (69.89%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 23,728 (27.98%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 956 (1.13%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Mississippi in 2012, with a population of 57,633 (67.96%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 23,477 (27.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,638 (1.93%).

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

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Population By Race in Lee , MS in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 23,728 27.98%
White Alone 59,271 69.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 206 0.24%
Asian Alone 617 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 24 0.03%
Two Or More Races 956 1.13%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , MS in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 251 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,638 1.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 56 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 73 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 23,477 27.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 57,633 67.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 150 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 608 0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 883 1.04%