Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, MO in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 250,522 population of Clay County, Missouri comprised of 17,817 people who identified as Hispanic (7.11%), and 232,705 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Missouri with a population of 215,844 (86.16%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 18,368 (7.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,529 (3.01%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Missouri in 2019, with a population of 200,618 (80.08%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,480 (6.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,226 (6.08%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Clay County, MO in 2019
Total Population:250,522
92.89%
Non Hispanic (92.89%)
Hispanic (7.11%)
Race in Clay County, MO in 2019
Total Population:250,522
86.16%
White Alone (86.16%)
Black or African American Alone (7.33%)
Two or more races (3.01%)
Asian Alone (2.51%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.63%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.37%)
Ethnicity in Clay County, MO in 2019
Total Population:250,522
80.08%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (80.08%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6.98%)
Hispanic White Alone (6.08%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.65%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.43%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.79%)
Population By Race in Clay , MO in 2019
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 215,844 86.16%
Black or African American Alone 18,368 7.33%
Two Or More Races 7,529 3.01%
Asian Alone 6,285 2.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,581 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 915 0.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , MO in 2019
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 200,618 80.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,480 6.98%
White Alone - Hispanic 15,226 6.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,637 2.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,080 2.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,125 0.45%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 892 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 888 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 765 0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 456 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 205 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 150 0.06%