Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafayette County, MO in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

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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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lafayette County, MO in 2017
Total Population:32,604
97.15%
Non Hispanic (97.15%)
Hispanic (2.85%)
Race in Lafayette County, MO in 2017
Total Population:32,604
94.33%
White Alone (94.33%)
Black or African American Alone (2.21%)
Two or more races (2.15%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.64%)
Asian Alone (0.48%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.19%)
Ethnicity in Lafayette County, MO in 2017
Total Population:32,604
92.08%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (92.08%)
Hispanic White Alone (2.25%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.06%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.89%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.23%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.49%)
Population By Race in Lafayette , MO in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 30,754 94.33%
Black or African American Alone 722 2.21%
Two Or More Races 701 2.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 208 0.64%
Asian Alone 157 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 62 0.19%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , MO in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,022 92.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 732 2.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 673 2.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 615 1.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 160 0.49%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 147 0.45%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 86 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 57 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 49 0.15%
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%