Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cooper, MO in 2018

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 17,604 population of Cooper County, Missouri comprised of 351 people who identified as Hispanic (1.99%), and 17,253 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cooper County, Missouri with a population of 15,737 (89.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,247 (7.08%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 394 (2.24%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cooper County, Missouri in 2018, with a population of 15,488 (87.98%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,231 (6.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 340 (1.93%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,247 7.08%
White Alone 15,737 89.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 104 0.59%
Asian Alone 110 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.07%
Two Or More Races 394 2.24%
Population By Ethnicity in Cooper , MO in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 249 1.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 23 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 54 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,231 6.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,488 87.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 81 0.46%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 109 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 340 1.93%