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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 76,614 population of Cole County, Missouri comprised of 2,296 people who identified as Hispanic (3%), and 74,318 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cole County, Missouri with a population of 64,315 (83.95%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,025 (11.78%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,793 (2.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cole County, Missouri in 2020, with a population of 62,498 (81.58%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,858 (11.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,817 (2.37%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,025 11.78%
White Alone 64,315 83.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 327 0.43%
Asian Alone 1,085 1.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 69 0.09%
Two Or More Races 1,793 2.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Cole , MO in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 167 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,817 2.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 90 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 47 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 171 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,858 11.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 62,498 81.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 237 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,038 1.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,622 2.12%