Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cooper County, MO in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 17,697 population of Cooper County, Missouri comprised of 341 people who identified as Hispanic (1.93%), and 17,356 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cooper County, Missouri with a population of 15,906 (89.88%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,212 (6.85%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 361 (2.04%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cooper County, Missouri in 2016, with a population of 15,659 (88.48%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,197 (6.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 311 (1.76%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Cooper County, MO in 2016

Total Population:17,697

Non Hispanic (98.07%)

Hispanic (1.93%)

Race in Cooper County, MO in 2016

Total Population:17,697

White Alone (89.88%)

Black or African American Alone (6.85%)

Two or more races (2.04%)

Asian Alone (0.6%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.56%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Cooper County, MO in 2016

Total Population:17,697

Non-Hispanic White Alone (88.48%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6.76%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.76%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.4%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.01%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.59%)

Population By Race in Cooper , MO in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	15,906	89.88%
Black or African American Alone	1,212	6.85%
Two Or More Races	361	2.04%
Asian Alone	106	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	99	0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	13	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Cooper , MO in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	15,659	88.48%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,197	6.76%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	311	1.76%
White Alone - Hispanic	247	1.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	105	0.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	80	0.45%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	50	0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	19	0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	15	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	9	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	4	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%