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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 17,642 population of Cooper County, Missouri comprised of 348 people who identified as Hispanic (1.97%), and 17,294 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cooper County, Missouri with a population of 15,809 (89.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,233 (6.99%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 373 (2.11%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cooper County, Missouri in 2017, with a population of 15,564 (88.22%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,217 (6.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 319 (1.81%).

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

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Population By Race in Cooper , MO in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,233 6.99%
White Alone 15,809 89.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 105 0.6%
Asian Alone 109 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.07%
Two Or More Races 373 2.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Cooper , MO in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 245 1.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 23 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 9 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 54 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,217 6.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,564 88.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 82 0.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 108 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 319 1.81%