Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cooper County, MO in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 16,672 population of Cooper County, Missouri comprised of 370 people who identified as Hispanic (2.22%), and 16,302 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cooper County, Missouri with a population of 15,102 (90.58%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 896 (5.37%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 435 (2.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cooper County, Missouri in 2021, with a population of 14,844 (89.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 880 (5.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 376 (2.26%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 896 5.37%
White Alone 15,102 90.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 111 0.67%
Asian Alone 114 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.08%
Two Or More Races 435 2.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Cooper , MO in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16 0.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 258 1.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 27 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 59 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 880 5.28%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,844 89.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 84 0.5%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 112 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 376 2.26%