Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafayette, MO in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 32,604 population of Lafayette County, Missouri comprised of 930 people who identified as Hispanic (2.85%), and 31,674 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette County, Missouri with a population of 30,754 (94.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 722 (2.21%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 701 (2.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette County, Missouri in 2017, with a population of 30,022 (92.08%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 732 (2.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 673 (2.06%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 722 2.21%
White Alone 30,754 94.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 208 0.64%
Asian Alone 157 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 62 0.19%
Two Or More Races 701 2.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , MO in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 49 0.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 732 2.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 48 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 86 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 673 2.06%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,022 92.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 160 0.49%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 147 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 57 0.18%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 615 1.89%