Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, MS in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 85,396 population of Lee County, Mississippi comprised of 2,335 people who identified as Hispanic (2.73%), and 83,061 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Mississippi with a population of 57,207 (66.99%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 25,953 (30.39%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,119 (1.31%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Mississippi in 2018, with a population of 55,372 (64.84%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 25,640 (30.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,835 (2.15%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 25,953 30.39%
White Alone 57,207 66.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 279 0.33%
Asian Alone 815 0.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 23 0.03%
Two Or More Races 1,119 1.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , MS in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 313 0.37%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,835 2.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 92 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 82 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 25,640 30.03%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 55,372 64.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 187 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 805 0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,037 1.21%