Name | Lafayette County |
State | Mississippi |
FIPS Code | 28071 |
County Seat | Oxford |
Timezone | Central Standard Time (CST) |
Population (2022) | 47,586 |
Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | 17.87% |
Majority Ethnicity | White 73.3% |
Public School Majority Ethnicity | White 58% |
Partisan Voting Index | Republican:+9 |
Unemployment Rate (January 2025) | 2.2% |
Area Code(s) | 662 |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Population (2022) |
---|---|
White | 73.3% |
African American | 24.25% |
Hispanic | 0.09% |
Asian | 2.35% |
Native American | 0% |
Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0% |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Public School Students (2023) |
---|---|
White | 58.21% |
African American | 29.29% |
Hispanic | 5.51% |
Asian | 2.68% |
Native American | 0.1% |
Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.03% |