Population By Race and Ethnicity in Atchison County, KS in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 16,257 population of Atchison County, Kansas comprised of 550 people who identified as Hispanic (3.38%), and 15,707 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.62%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Atchison County, Kansas with a population of 14,769 (90.85%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 769 (4.73%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 475 (2.92%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Atchison County, Kansas in 2021, with a population of 14,318 (88.07%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 736 (4.53%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 451 (2.77%).

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

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Population By Race in Atchison , KS in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 769 4.73%
White Alone 14,769 90.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 134 0.82%
Asian Alone 96 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.09%
Two Or More Races 475 2.92%
Population By Ethnicity in Atchison , KS in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 33 0.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 451 2.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 49 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 736 4.53%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,318 88.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 118 0.73%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 96 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 426 2.62%