Population By Race and Ethnicity in Atchison County, KS in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 16,376 population of Atchison County, Kansas comprised of 480 people who identified as Hispanic (2.93%), and 15,896 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Atchison County, Kansas with a population of 14,915 (91.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 820 (5.01%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 426 (2.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Atchison County, Kansas in 2016, with a population of 14,503 (88.56%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 795 (4.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 412 (2.52%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Atchison, Kansas.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Atchison County, KS in 2016
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Population By Race in Atchison , KS in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 820 5.01%
White Alone 14,915 91.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 104 0.64%
Asian Alone 103 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.05%
Two Or More Races 426 2.6%
Population By Ethnicity in Atchison , KS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 25 0.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 412 2.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 33 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 795 4.86%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,503 88.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 94 0.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 103 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 393 2.4%