Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, MO in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 238,837 population of Clay County, Missouri comprised of 15,941 people who identified as Hispanic (6.67%), and 222,896 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.33%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Missouri with a population of 208,883 (87.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,456 (6.47%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,442 (2.7%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Missouri in 2016, with a population of 195,133 (81.7%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,735 (6.17%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 13,750 (5.76%).

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

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Population By Race in Clay , MO in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15,456 6.47%
White Alone 208,883 87.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,546 0.65%
Asian Alone 5,692 2.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 818 0.34%
Two Or More Races 6,442 2.7%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , MO in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 721 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 13,750 5.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 394 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 158 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 110 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 808 0.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,735 6.17%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 195,133 81.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,152 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,534 2.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 708 0.3%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,634 2.36%