Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafayette County, MO in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 32,532 population of Lafayette County, Missouri comprised of 918 people who identified as Hispanic (2.82%), and 31,614 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette County, Missouri with a population of 30,646 (94.2%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 739 (2.27%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 732 (2.25%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette County, Missouri in 2016, with a population of 29,902 (91.92%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 744 (2.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 694 (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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lafayette County, MO in 2016

Total Population:32,532

Non Hispanic (97.18%)

Hispanic (2.82%)

Race in Lafayette County, MO in 2016

Total Population:32,532

White Alone (94.2%)

Black or African American Alone (2.27%)

Two or more races (2.25%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.62%)

Asian Alone (0.48%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.17%)

Ethnicity in Lafayette County, MO in 2016

Total Population:32,532

Non-Hispanic White Alone (91.92%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.29%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.13%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.01%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.15%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.51%)

Population By Race in Lafayette , MO in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	30,646	94.2%
Black or African American Alone	739	2.27%
Two Or More Races	732	2.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	203	0.62%
Asian Alone	156	0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	56	0.17%

Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , MO in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	29,902	91.92%
White Alone - Hispanic	744	2.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	694	2.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	654	2.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	165	0.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	147	0.45%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	78	0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	52	0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	45	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	38	0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	9	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.01%