Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shawnee County, KS in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 178,365 population of Shawnee County, Kansas comprised of 19,466 people who identified as Hispanic (10.91%), and 158,899 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.09%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shawnee County, Kansas with a population of 150,942 (84.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,848 (8.89%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,613 (3.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shawnee County, Kansas in 2010, with a population of 134,896 (75.63%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 16,046 (9%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,671 (8.23%).

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

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Population By Race in Shawnee , KS in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15,848 8.89%
White Alone 150,942 84.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,583 1.45%
Asian Alone 2,198 1.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 181 0.1%
Two Or More Races 6,613 3.71%
Population By Ethnicity in Shawnee , KS in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,177 0.66%
White Alone - Hispanic 16,046 9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 846 0.47%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 107 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 36 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,254 0.7%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,671 8.23%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 134,896 75.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,737 0.97%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,091 1.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 145 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,359 3.01%