Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, MO in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 246,798 population of Clay County, Missouri comprised of 17,247 people who identified as Hispanic (6.99%), and 229,551 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Missouri with a population of 213,795 (86.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,318 (7.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,177 (2.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Missouri in 2018, with a population of 199,047 (80.65%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,460 (6.67%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,748 (5.98%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,318 7.02%
White Alone 213,795 86.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,599 0.65%
Asian Alone 6,006 2.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 903 0.37%
Two Or More Races 7,177 2.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , MO in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 858 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,748 5.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 449 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 186 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 129 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 877 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,460 6.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 199,047 80.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,150 0.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,820 2.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 774 0.31%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,300 2.55%