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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 178,096 population of Shawnee County, Kansas comprised of 22,097 people who identified as Hispanic (12.41%), and 155,999 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shawnee County, Kansas with a population of 149,874 (84.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,298 (8.59%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,400 (4.16%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shawnee County, Kansas in 2017, with a population of 131,674 (73.93%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,200 (10.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,966 (7.84%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15,298 8.59%
White Alone 149,874 84.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,512 1.41%
Asian Alone 2,807 1.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 205 0.12%
Two Or More Races 7,400 4.16%
Population By Ethnicity in Shawnee , KS in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,332 0.75%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,200 10.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 965 0.54%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 135 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 44 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,421 0.8%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,966 7.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 131,674 73.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,547 0.87%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,672 1.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 161 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,979 3.36%