Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafayette County, MO in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 32,834 population of Lafayette County, Missouri comprised of 1,084 people who identified as Hispanic (3.3%), and 31,750 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.7%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette County, Missouri with a population of 30,807 (93.83%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 795 (2.42%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 759 (2.31%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette County, Missouri in 2021, with a population of 29,961 (91.25%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 846 (2.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 704 (2.14%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 759 2.31%
White Alone 30,807 93.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 223 0.68%
Asian Alone 206 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 44 0.13%
Two Or More Races 795 2.42%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , MO in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 73 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 846 2.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 58 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 91 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 686 2.09%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,961 91.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 165 0.5%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 193 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 704 2.14%