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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Clay County, MO in 2016

Total Population:238,837

Non Hispanic (93.33%)

Hispanic (6.67%)

Race in Clay County, MO in 2016

Total Population:238,837

White Alone (87.46%)

Black or African American Alone (6.47%)

Two or more races (2.7%)

Asian Alone (2.38%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.65%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.34%)

Ethnicity in Clay County, MO in 2016

Total Population:238,837

Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.7%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6.17%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.76%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.36%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.32%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.70%)

Population By Race in Clay , MO in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	208,883	87.46%
Black or African American Alone	15,456	6.47%
Two Or More Races	6,442	2.7%
Asian Alone	5,692	2.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,546	0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	818	0.34%

Population By Ethnicity in Clay , MO in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	195,133	81.7%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	14,735	6.17%
White Alone - Hispanic	13,750	5.76%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	5,634	2.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	5,534	2.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,152	0.48%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	808	0.34%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	721	0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	708	0.3%
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%