Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafayette County, MO in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 33,062 population of Lafayette County, Missouri comprised of 1,149 people who identified as Hispanic (3.48%), and 31,913 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette County, Missouri with a population of 31,068 (93.97%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 787 (2.38%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 747 (2.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette County, Missouri in 2020, with a population of 30,136 (91.15%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 932 (2.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non 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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 747 2.26%
White Alone 31,068 93.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 224 0.68%
Asian Alone 197 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 39 0.12%
Two Or More Races 787 2.38%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , MO in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 62 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 932 2.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 56 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 83 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 685 2.07%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,136 91.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 168 0.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 184 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 704 2.13%