Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer, MO in 2016

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 3,654 population of Mercer County, Missouri comprised of 78 people who identified as Hispanic (2.13%), and 3,576 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Missouri with a population of 3,552 (97.21%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 41 (1.12%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 23 (0.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Missouri in 2016, with a population of 3,488 (95.46%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 64 (1.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 37 (1.01%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Mercer, MO in 2016
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Population By Race in Mercer , MO in 2016
RacePopulationPercentage
Black or African American Alone 17 0.47%
White Alone 3,552 97.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 20 0.55%
Asian Alone 23 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.03%
Two Or More Races 41 1.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , MO in 2016
EthnicityPopulationPercentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 64 1.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 3,488 95.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.52%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 37 1.01%