Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafayette County, MO in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 33,061 population of Lafayette County, Missouri comprised of 824 people who identified as Hispanic (2.49%), and 32,237 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette County, Missouri with a population of 31,308 (94.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 762 (2.31%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 654 (1.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette County, Missouri in 2012, with a population of 30,604 (92.57%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 730 (2.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 704 (2.13%).

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

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Population By Race in Lafayette , MO in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 762 2.31%
White Alone 31,308 94.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 155 0.47%
Asian Alone 134 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 48 0.14%
Two Or More Races 654 1.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , MO in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 32 0.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 704 2.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 26 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 50 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 730 2.21%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,604 92.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 129 0.39%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 126 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 604 1.83%