Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cole County, MO in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 76,702 population of Cole County, Missouri comprised of 2,159 people who identified as Hispanic (2.82%), and 74,543 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cole County, Missouri with a population of 64,296 (83.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,449 (12.32%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,545 (2.01%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cole County, Missouri in 2017, with a population of 62,566 (81.57%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,268 (12.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,730 (2.26%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Cole County, MO in 2017
Total Population:76,702
97.19%
Non Hispanic (97.19%)
Hispanic (2.82%)
Race in Cole County, MO in 2017
Total Population:76,702
83.83%12.32%
White Alone (83.83%)
Black or African American Alone (12.32%)
Two or more races (2.01%)
Asian Alone (1.37%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.39%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)
Ethnicity in Cole County, MO in 2017
Total Population:76,702
81.57%12.08%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.57%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (12.08%)
Hispanic White Alone (2.26%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.84%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.33%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.93%)
Population By Race in Cole , MO in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 64,296 83.83%
Black or African American Alone 9,449 12.32%
Two Or More Races 1,545 2.01%
Asian Alone 1,048 1.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 300 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 64 0.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Cole , MO in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 62,566 81.57%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,268 12.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,730 2.26%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,411 1.84%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,016 1.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 222 0.29%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 181 0.24%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 134 0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 78 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 60 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 32 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%