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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 586,601 population of Johnson County, Kansas comprised of 44,070 people who identified as Hispanic (7.51%), and 542,531 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.49%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Johnson County, Kansas with a population of 510,817 (87.08%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 29,932 (5.1%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 28,781 (4.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Johnson County, Kansas in 2016, with a population of 470,526 (80.21%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 40,291 (6.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,664 (5.06%).

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

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Population By Race in Johnson , KS in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 28,781 4.91%
White Alone 510,817 87.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,326 0.4%
Asian Alone 29,932 5.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 238 0.04%
Two Or More Races 14,507 2.47%
Population By Ethnicity in Johnson , KS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,190 0.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 40,291 6.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 694 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 268 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 91 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,536 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 27,591 4.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 470,526 80.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,632 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 29,664 5.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 147 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 12,971 2.21%