Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, MO in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 254,137 population of Clay County, Missouri comprised of 18,958 people who identified as Hispanic (7.46%), and 235,179 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.54%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Missouri with a population of 217,958 (85.76%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 19,274 (7.58%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,813 (3.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Missouri in 2020, with a population of 201,712 (79.37%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,358 (7.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 16,246 (6.39%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 19,274 7.58%
White Alone 217,958 85.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,631 0.64%
Asian Alone 6,453 2.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,008 0.4%
Two Or More Races 7,813 3.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , MO in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 916 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 16,246 6.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 486 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 207 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 158 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 945 0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,358 7.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 201,712 79.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,145 0.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,246 2.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 850 0.33%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,868 2.7%