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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 9,773 population of Rice County, Kansas comprised of 1,125 people who identified as Hispanic (11.51%), and 8,648 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.49%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rice County, Kansas with a population of 9,184 (93.97%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 220 (2.25%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 160 (1.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rice County, Kansas in 2016, with a population of 8,188 (83.78%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 996 (10.19%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 175 (1.79%).

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

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Population By Race in Rice , KS in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 160 1.64%
White Alone 9,184 93.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 111 1.14%
Asian Alone 90 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.08%
Two Or More Races 220 2.25%
Population By Ethnicity in Rice , KS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 31 0.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 996 10.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 50 0.51%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 45 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 129 1.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,188 83.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 61 0.62%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 88 0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 175 1.79%