Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rice County, KS in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 9,559 population of Rice County, Kansas comprised of 1,088 people who identified as Hispanic (11.38%), and 8,471 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.62%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rice County, Kansas with a population of 8,979 (93.93%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 218 (2.28%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 152 (1.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rice County, Kansas in 2017, with a population of 8,021 (83.91%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 958 (10.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 180 (1.88%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 152 1.59%
White Alone 8,979 93.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 120 1.25%
Asian Alone 82 0.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.08%
Two Or More Races 218 2.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Rice , KS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 32 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 958 10.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 56 0.59%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 38 0.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 120 1.25%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,021 83.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 64 0.67%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 79 0.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 180 1.88%