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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 76,621 population of Cole County, Missouri comprised of 2,627 people who identified as Hispanic (3.43%), and 73,994 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cole County, Missouri with a population of 64,259 (83.87%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,084 (11.86%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,792 (2.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cole County, Missouri in 2020, with a population of 62,133 (81.09%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,904 (11.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,126 (2.78%).

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 2020
Total Population:76,621
96.57%
Non Hispanic (96.57%)
Hispanic (3.43%)
Race in Cole County, MO in 2020
Total Population:76,621
83.87%11.86%
White Alone (83.87%)
Black or African American Alone (11.86%)
Two or more races (2.34%)
Asian Alone (1.42%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.43%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)
Ethnicity in Cole County, MO in 2020
Total Population:76,621
81.09%11.62%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.09%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (11.62%)
Hispanic White Alone (2.78%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.12%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.35%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.04%)
Population By Race in Cole , MO in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 64,259 83.87%
Black or African American Alone 9,084 11.86%
Two Or More Races 1,792 2.34%
Asian Alone 1,087 1.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 330 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 69 0.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Cole , MO in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 62,133 81.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,904 11.62%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,126 2.78%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,623 2.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,036 1.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 233 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 180 0.24%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 169 0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 97 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 51 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%