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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Population By Race in Lafayette , MO in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 739 2.27%
White Alone 30,646 94.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 203 0.62%
Asian Alone 156 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 56 0.17%
Two Or More Races 732 2.25%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , MO in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 45 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 744 2.29%
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%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 78 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 694 2.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,902 91.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 165 0.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 147 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 654 2.01%