Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, MS in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 83,310 population of Lee County, Mississippi comprised of 2,517 people who identified as Hispanic (3.02%), and 80,793 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Mississippi with a population of 55,257 (66.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 25,735 (30.89%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,162 (1.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 53,298 (63.98%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 25,411 (30.5%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,959 (2.35%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 25,735 30.89%
White Alone 55,257 66.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 313 0.38%
Asian Alone 817 0.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 26 0.03%
Two Or More Races 1,162 1.4%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 324 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,959 2.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 123 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 100 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 25,411 30.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 53,298 63.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 190 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 809 0.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 23 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,062 1.27%