Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, MO in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 3,659 population of Mercer County, Missouri comprised of 97 people who identified as Hispanic (2.65%), and 3,562 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Missouri with a population of 3,552 (97.08%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 42 (1.15%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 28 (0.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Missouri in 2017, with a population of 3,466 (94.73%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 86 (2.35%); 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 County, MO in 2017
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Ethnicity in Mercer County, MO in 2017
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Population By Race in Mercer , MO in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16 0.44%
White Alone 3,552 97.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 20 0.55%
Asian Alone 28 0.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.03%
Two Or More Races 42 1.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , MO in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 86 2.35%
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 5 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 3,466 94.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.52%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 27 0.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 37 1.01%