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  • FIPS 28071
  • Largest town: Oxford

Lafayette County, Mississippi

Lafayette County had 59,843 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 631.7 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 29th by land area.

Population
59,843
#12 of 82 in Mississippi · #893 in US
Area
631.7 sq mi
#29 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,517 in US
Density
95 / sq mi
#16 of 82 in Mississippi · #953 in US
Median household income
$72,838
#3 of 82 in Mississippi · #801 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Lafayette County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Lafayette County population, land area and income

Lafayette County had 59,843 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 631.7 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 29th by land area. That works out to 94.7 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents, so Lafayette County is 2.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,838 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

59,843

3144th1st

893rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

632 sq mi

3144th1st

1517th of 3,144 (US)

Density

94.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

953rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,838

3143rd1st

801st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

59,843

82nd1st

12th of 82 (MS)

Land area

632 sq mi

82nd1st

29th of 82 (MS)

Density

94.7 / sq mi

82nd1st

16th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$72,838

82nd1st

3rd of 82 (MS)

How Lafayette County's population changed since 2020

Lafayette County gained 3,927 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 7.0%. That ranks 1st of 82 in Mississippi for growth. The median Mississippi county changed by -1.6%, and the state as a whole by -0.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Lafayette County recorded 2,324 births and 2,124 deaths, a natural change of +200. Net international migration added +737 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,156. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,156 people.

55.9k202057.7k202158.8k202259.4k202359.8k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,324
Deaths
2,124
Net international migration
+737
Net domestic migration
+3,156
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+443

Where Lafayette County is

The Census internal point of Lafayette County is at 34.353100, -89.485400. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Mississippi's 82 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Lafayette County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Itawamba County: +1.4%Tate County: +1.5%Lafayette County: +7.0%Marshall County: +1.7%Leake County: +1.0%Newton County: -0.9%Choctaw County: -1.4%Grenada County: -3.0%Jones County: -2.0%Kemper County: -4.5%Pontotoc County: +2.6%Stone County: +6.8%Jefferson Davis County: -1.9%Covington County: -1.6%Jasper County: -3.4%George County: +6.2%Webster County: +1.4%Panola County: -1.2%Humphreys County: -7.9%Franklin County: -1.9%Oktibbeha County: +0.5%Yalobusha County: +0.2%Alcorn County: -1.5%Perry County: -0.5%Sharkey County: -14.3%Neshoba County: -0.1%Greene County: +1.1%Noxubee County: -3.9%Clarke County: -2.5%Quitman County: -9.9%Forrest County: +0.3%Washington County: -7.8%Holmes County: -7.8%Simpson County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.9%Wayne County: -0.3%Lauderdale County: -2.9%Tippah County: -1.4%Scott County: -1.1%Benton County: -1.3%Smith County: -1.1%Hinds County: -6.5%Prentiss County: +2.1%Copiah County: -2.6%Issaquena County: -2.3%Yazoo County: -13.7%Union County: +2.0%Calhoun County: -3.5%Marion County: -1.5%Chickasaw County: -1.8%Wilkinson County: -8.3%Warren County: -5.5%Bolivar County: -7.9%Clay County: -2.2%Lincoln County: +0.3%Lowndes County: -2.7%Harrison County: +2.3%Madison County: +4.6%Lamar County: +3.6%Leflore County: -7.7%Sunflower County: -10.4%Winston County: -1.5%Jefferson County: -4.8%Adams County: -2.6%Hancock County: +0.8%Lee County: -0.4%Pearl River County: +5.0%Attala County: -3.3%Walthall County: -0.2%Monroe County: -1.9%Coahoma County: -5.3%Rankin County: +2.2%Lawrence County: -2.6%Amite County: -2.0%Claiborne County: -10.7%DeSoto County: +5.2%Tallahatchie County: -13.6%Tunica County: -5.9%Jackson County: +2.5%Pike County: -3.0%Carroll County: -5.7%Tishomingo County: -1.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -5.3%
  2. < -2.3%
  3. < -1.2%
  4. < +1.1%
  5. ≥ +1.1%
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Orange pin: Lafayette County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
34.353100, -89.485400
DMS
34°21'11.16"N 89°29'7.44"W
UTM
16N 271406.5E 3804106.9N
Geohash
dn077ty9r
Plus code
866G9G37+6R

Towns in Lafayette County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Lafayette County, 26,801 people together, or 45% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lafayette County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Oxford with 26,801.

  1. 01Oxford26,801
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lafayette County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Lafayette County. The most populous is Marshall County, MS, with 34,374 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 147.6 miles SSW of Lafayette County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 59.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Oxford, MS (population 26,801), 2.9 miles away.

Lafayette County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lafayette County is 28071: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 071. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,838.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lafayette County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 59,843. That is up 3,927 people (7.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 55,916.

What is the FIPS code of Lafayette County?

28071. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (071) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lafayette County?

Oxford, with 26,801 residents inside Lafayette County in 2024.

Which counties border Lafayette County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Marshall County, MS; Panola County, MS; Pontotoc County, MS; Tate County, MS; Union County, MS; Calhoun County, MS; Yalobusha County, MS.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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