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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 85,124 population of Lee County, Mississippi comprised of 2,264 people who identified as Hispanic (2.66%), and 82,860 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Mississippi with a population of 57,460 (67.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 25,472 (29.92%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,119 (1.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Mississippi in 2017, with a population of 55,678 (65.41%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 25,155 (29.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,782 (2.09%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lee County, MS in 2017

Total Population:85,124

Non Hispanic (97.34%)

Hispanic (2.66%)

Race in Lee County, MS in 2017

Total Population:85,124

White Alone (67.5%)

Black or African American Alone (29.92%)

Two or more races (1.32%)

Asian Alone (0.94%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.29%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Lee County, MS in 2017

Total Population:85,124

Non-Hispanic White Alone (65.41%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (29.55%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.09%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.23%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.93%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.80%)

Population By Race in Lee , MS in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	57,460	67.5%
Black or African American Alone	25,472	29.92%
Two Or More Races	1,119	1.32%
Asian Alone	801	0.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	250	0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	22	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Lee , MS in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	55,678	65.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	25,155	29.55%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,782	2.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,043	1.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	789	0.93%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	317	0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	176	0.21%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	76	0.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	74	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	19	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	12	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0%