Population By Race and Ethnicity in Buchanan County, MO in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 82,956 population of Buchanan County, Missouri comprised of 6,320 people who identified as Hispanic (7.62%), and 76,636 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Buchanan County, Missouri with a population of 72,518 (87.42%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,120 (6.17%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,696 (3.25%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Buchanan County, Missouri in 2023, with a population of 67,310 (81.14%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,208 (6.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,808 (5.8%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Buchanan County, MO in 2023
Total Population:82,956
92.38%
Non Hispanic (92.38%)
Hispanic (7.62%)
Race in Buchanan County, MO in 2023
Total Population:82,956
87.42%
White Alone (87.42%)
Black or African American Alone (6.17%)
Two or more races (3.25%)
Asian Alone (1.56%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.83%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.77%)
Ethnicity in Buchanan County, MO in 2023
Total Population:82,956
81.14%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.14%)
Hispanic White Alone (6.28%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.8%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.92%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.43%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.44%)
Population By Race in Buchanan , MO in 2023
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 72,518 87.42%
Black or African American Alone 5,120 6.17%
Two Or More Races 2,696 3.25%
Asian Alone 1,294 1.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 686 0.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 642 0.77%
Population By Ethnicity in Buchanan , MO in 2023
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 67,310 81.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,208 6.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,808 5.8%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,421 2.92%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,193 1.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 510 0.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 394 0.48%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 312 0.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 292 0.35%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 275 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 132 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 101 0.12%