Name | Lamar County |
State | Mississippi |
FIPS Code | 28073 |
County Seat | Purvis |
Timezone | Central Standard Time (CST) |
Population (2022) | 55,580 |
Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | 15.39% |
Majority Ethnicity | White 76.86% |
Public School Majority Ethnicity | White 56% |
Partisan Voting Index | Strongly Republican:+25 |
Unemployment Rate (January 2025) | 2.4% |
Area Code(s) | 601 / 769 |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Population (2022) |
---|---|
White | 76.86% |
African American | 21.64% |
Hispanic | 0.25% |
Asian | 1.25% |
Native American | 0% |
Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0% |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Public School Students (2023) |
---|---|
White | 56.32% |
African American | 32.05% |
Hispanic | 3.99% |
Asian | 1.74% |
Native American | 0.08% |
Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.11% |