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Lafayette County, Mississippi
What we have for Lafayette County today, and what is coming.
Basics
- County code (FIPS): 28071
- Land area: 632 square miles
- Population: 55,813
Federal money spent here
Fiscal year 2026: $388.4 million in federal contracts, grants, loans and other awards for work done in Lafayette County.
Who represents Lafayette County
U.S. Senate (whole state): Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican), Roger F. Wicker (Republican).
U.S. House districts that include part of this county
| District | Member | Share of county land |
|---|---|---|
| Congressional District 1 | Trent Kelly (Republican) | 100% |
State senate districts
| District | Member | Share of county land |
|---|---|---|
| State Senate District 9 | Nicole Boyd (Republican) | 59.7% |
| State Senate District 8 | Ben Suber (Republican) | 20.4% |
| State Senate District 10 | Neil Whaley (Republican) | 19.9% |
State house / assembly districts
| District | Member | Share of county land |
|---|---|---|
| State House District 13 | Steve Massengill (Republican) | 31.9% |
| State House District 23 | Perry Bailey (Republican) | 27.2% |
| State House District 10 | Josh Hawkins (Republican) | 17.4% |
| State House District 34 | Kevin Horan (Republican) | 8.1% |
| State House District 12 | Clay Deweese (Republican) | 7.8% |
| State House District 8 | Trey Lamar (Republican) | 4.2% |
| State House District 5 | John Faulkner (Democratic) | 3.5% |
Matched by district number using the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 county–district relationship files (land area overlap; districts may have been redrawn since). Your exact district depends on your address: U.S. House · state legislators.
County government
Find the official county website and contacts in the USA.gov local government directory or the National Association of Counties explorer.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (county list, public domain); USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Built 2026-11-03 15:28.