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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 76,734 population of Cole County, Missouri comprised of 2,193 people who identified as Hispanic (2.86%), and 74,541 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cole County, Missouri with a population of 64,243 (83.72%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,521 (12.41%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,551 (2.02%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cole County, Missouri in 2018, with a population of 62,506 (81.46%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,322 (12.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,737 (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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Population By Race in Cole , MO in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,521 12.41%
White Alone 64,243 83.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 308 0.4%
Asian Alone 1,046 1.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 65 0.09%
Two Or More Races 1,551 2.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Cole , MO in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 199 0.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,737 2.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 85 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 36 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 132 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,322 12.15%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 62,506 81.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 223 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,010 1.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 61 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,419 1.85%