Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, MO in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 229,220 population of Jefferson County, Missouri comprised of 6,058 people who identified as Hispanic (2.64%), and 223,162 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Missouri with a population of 218,812 (95.46%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,364 (1.9%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,084 (1.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Missouri in 2022, with a population of 213,512 (93.15%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,300 (2.31%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,021 (1.75%).

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

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Population By Race in Jefferson , MO in 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,084 1.35%
White Alone 218,812 95.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 781 0.34%
Asian Alone 2,087 0.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 92 0.04%
Two Or More Races 4,364 1.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , MO in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 163 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,300 2.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 185 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 53 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 14 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 343 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,921 1.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 213,512 93.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 596 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,034 0.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 78 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,021 1.75%