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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 22,895 population of Ray County, Missouri comprised of 560 people who identified as Hispanic (2.45%), and 22,335 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ray County, Missouri with a population of 21,916 (95.72%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 416 (1.82%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 319 (1.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ray County, Missouri in 2017, with a population of 21,469 (93.77%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 447 (1.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 374 (1.63%).

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

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Population By Race in Ray , MO in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 319 1.39%
White Alone 21,916 95.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 151 0.66%
Asian Alone 72 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.09%
Two Or More Races 416 1.82%
Population By Ethnicity in Ray , MO in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 36 0.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 447 1.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 22 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 42 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 283 1.24%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,469 93.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 129 0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 64 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 374 1.63%