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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 178,413 population of Shawnee County, Kansas comprised of 21,613 people who identified as Hispanic (12.11%), and 156,800 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shawnee County, Kansas with a population of 150,190 (84.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,394 (8.63%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,283 (4.08%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shawnee County, Kansas in 2016, with a population of 132,375 (74.2%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,815 (9.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,085 (7.9%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15,394 8.63%
White Alone 150,190 84.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,536 1.42%
Asian Alone 2,803 1.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 207 0.12%
Two Or More Races 7,283 4.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Shawnee , KS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,309 0.73%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,815 9.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 952 0.53%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 120 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 41 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,376 0.77%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,085 7.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 132,375 74.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,584 0.89%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,683 1.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 166 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,907 3.31%