Population By Race and Ethnicity in Platte County, MO in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 98,771 population of Platte County, Missouri comprised of 5,909 people who identified as Hispanic (5.98%), and 92,862 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Platte County, Missouri with a population of 85,699 (86.77%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,759 (6.84%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,812 (2.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Platte County, Missouri in 2016, with a population of 80,596 (81.6%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,508 (6.59%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,103 (5.17%).

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

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Population By Race in Platte , MO in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,759 6.84%
White Alone 85,699 86.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 556 0.56%
Asian Alone 2,812 2.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 490 0.5%
Two Or More Races 2,455 2.49%
Population By Ethnicity in Platte , MO in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 251 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,103 5.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 197 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 80 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 21 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 257 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,508 6.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 80,596 81.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 359 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,732 2.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 469 0.48%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,198 2.23%