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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 16,646 population of Cooper County, Missouri comprised of 338 people who identified as Hispanic (2.03%), and 16,308 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.97%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cooper County, Missouri with a population of 15,048 (90.4%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 913 (5.49%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 442 (2.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cooper County, Missouri in 2020, with a population of 14,822 (89.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 897 (5.39%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 380 (2.28%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Cooper County, MO in 2020
Total Population:16,646
97.97%
Non Hispanic (97.97%)
Hispanic (2.03%)
Race in Cooper County, MO in 2020
Total Population:16,646
90.4%
White Alone (90.4%)
Black or African American Alone (5.49%)
Two or more races (2.66%)
Asian Alone (0.71%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.67%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)
Ethnicity in Cooper County, MO in 2020
Total Population:16,646
89.04%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (89.04%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.39%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.28%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.36%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.23%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.7%)
Population By Race in Cooper , MO in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 15,048 90.4%
Black or African American Alone 913 5.49%
Two Or More Races 442 2.66%
Asian Alone 118 0.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 111 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Cooper , MO in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,822 89.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 897 5.39%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 380 2.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 226 1.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 117 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 86 0.52%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 62 0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 25 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%