Population By Race and Ethnicity in Benton County, MO in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 19,422 population of Benton County, Missouri comprised of 326 people who identified as Hispanic (1.68%), and 19,096 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.32%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Benton County, Missouri with a population of 18,610 (95.82%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 395 (2.03%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 164 (0.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Benton County, Missouri in 2020, with a population of 18,350 (94.48%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 361 (1.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 260 (1.34%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Benton County, MO in 2020
Total Population:19,422
98.32%
Non Hispanic (98.32%)
Hispanic (1.68%)
Race in Benton County, MO in 2020
Total Population:19,422
95.82%
White Alone (95.82%)
Two or more races (2.03%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.84%)
Black or African American Alone (0.72%)
Asian Alone (0.5%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)
Ethnicity in Benton County, MO in 2020
Total Population:19,422
94.48%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.48%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.86%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.34%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.87%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.77%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.68%)
Population By Race in Benton , MO in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 18,610 95.82%
Two Or More Races 395 2.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 164 0.84%
Black or African American Alone 139 0.72%
Asian Alone 97 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Benton , MO in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,350 94.48%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 361 1.86%
White Alone - Hispanic 260 1.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 150 0.77%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 132 0.68%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 89 0.46%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 34 0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%