Population By Race and Ethnicity in Benton County, MO in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 19,097 population of Benton County, Missouri comprised of 385 people who identified as Hispanic (2.02%), and 18,712 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Benton County, Missouri with a population of 18,471 (96.72%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 318 (1.67%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 136 (0.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Benton County, Missouri in 2017, with a population of 18,136 (94.97%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 335 (1.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 291 (1.52%).

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

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Population By Race in Benton , MO in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 89 0.47%
White Alone 18,471 96.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 136 0.71%
Asian Alone 73 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.05%
Two Or More Races 318 1.67%
Population By Ethnicity in Benton , MO in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 335 1.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 12 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 27 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 86 0.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,136 94.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 124 0.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 67 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 291 1.52%