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Lafayette County grew 17.9 percent (55,813 residents) from 2010 to 2020, seeing an increase of 8,462 new residents over the last decade. The growth rate of 1.6 made Lafayette County one of the fastest growing counties in the state.

Lafayette County is tied with Lamar County for having the second-highest population growth in Mississippi.

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According to the 2020 Census, Oxford saw the largest increase with 6,500 new residents over the last 10 years among Lafayette County municipalities. The average yearly growth for cities and towns in Lafayette County was 1.08. Toccopola saw an increase of 40 new residents and Taylor saw an increase of 33 residents. The town of Abbeville saw a decrease of 47 residents.

The city of Oxford has more than doubled its population over the last 20 years, although much of this has been due to annexation. In 2018, Mayor Robyn Tannehill and the Board of Supervisors signed off on the city's largest annexation to date, nearly doubling the square mileage of the city. Oxford is the 12th-largest city in Mississippi with a population of 22,531. Officials project Oxford will reach a population of 24,994 by 2023.