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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 38,271 population of Lawrence County, Missouri comprised of 2,800 people who identified as Hispanic (7.32%), and 35,471 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lawrence County, Missouri with a population of 36,681 (95.85%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 709 (1.85%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 445 (1.16%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lawrence County, Missouri in 2017, with a population of 34,222 (89.42%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,459 (6.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 599 (1.57%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Lawrence, Missouri.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lawrence County, MO in 2017
Total Population:38,271
92.68%
Non Hispanic (92.68%)
Hispanic (7.32%)
Race in Lawrence County, MO in 2017
Total Population:38,271
95.85%
White Alone (95.85%)
Two or more races (1.85%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.16%)
Black or African American Alone (0.53%)
Asian Alone (0.5%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)
Ethnicity in Lawrence County, MO in 2017
Total Population:38,271
89.42%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (89.42%)
Hispanic White Alone (6.43%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.57%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.34%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.83%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.42%)
Population By Race in Lawrence , MO in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 36,681 95.85%
Two Or More Races 709 1.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 445 1.16%
Black or African American Alone 204 0.53%
Asian Alone 193 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 39 0.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Lawrence , MO in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 34,222 89.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,459 6.43%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 599 1.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 319 0.83%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 161 0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 156 0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 126 0.33%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 110 0.29%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 48 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 32 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 25 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.04%