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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Ray County, MO in 2017

Total Population:22,895

Non Hispanic (97.55%)

Hispanic (2.45%)

Race in Ray County, MO in 2017

Total Population:22,895

White Alone (95.72%)

Two or more races (1.82%)

Black or African American Alone (1.39%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.66%)

Asian Alone (0.31%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)

Ethnicity in Ray County, MO in 2017

Total Population:22,895

Non-Hispanic White Alone (93.77%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.95%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.63%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.24%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.84%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.56%)

Population By Race in Ray , MO in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	21,916	95.72%
Two Or More Races	416	1.82%
Black or African American Alone	319	1.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	151	0.66%
Asian Alone	72	0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	21	0.09%

Population By Ethnicity in Ray , MO in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	21,469	93.77%
White Alone - Hispanic	447	1.95%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	374	1.63%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	283	1.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	129	0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	64	0.28%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	42	0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	36	0.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	22	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	16	0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	8	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	5	0.02%