Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, MS in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 85,674 population of Lee County, Mississippi comprised of 2,436 people who identified as Hispanic (2.84%), and 83,238 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Mississippi with a population of 57,089 (66.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 26,269 (30.66%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,162 (1.36%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Mississippi in 2019, with a population of 55,177 (64.4%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 25,947 (30.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,912 (2.23%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 26,269 30.66%
White Alone 57,089 66.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 289 0.34%
Asian Alone 842 0.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 23 0.03%
Two Or More Races 1,162 1.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , MS in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 322 0.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,912 2.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 106 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 84 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 25,947 30.29%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 55,177 64.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 183 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 833 0.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,078 1.26%