Cooper County Demographics

A map of Cooper County's Population by Race

Cooper County, Missouri had a population of 17,103 in 2020. It was 86.1% White, 5.4% Black, 0.4% Asian, 1.9% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American/Other, and 5.5% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Cooper County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Cooper County is the 62nd most populous county of the 115 counties in Missouri.

Cooper County's White Population

14,730 residents of Cooper County identify as White, or 86.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Cooper County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Missouri (75.8% White). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Cooper County is ranked #82 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Cooper County is more White than neighboring Pettis County (80.9% White), and Saline County (74.9% White). Cooper County is less White than neighboring Moniteau County (88.5% White), Howard County (86.9% White), and Morgan County (91.9% White).

Cooper County's Black Population

920 residents of Cooper County identify as Black, or 5.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Cooper County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Missouri (11.3% Black). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Cooper County is ranked #18 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Cooper County is more Black than neighboring Moniteau County (1.8% Black), Howard County (5.3% Black), Morgan County (0.6% Black), Pettis County (3.1% Black), and Saline County (4.9% Black).

Cooper County's Asian Population

67 residents of Cooper County identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Cooper County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Missouri (2.1% Asian). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Cooper County is ranked #51 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Cooper County is more Asian than neighboring Moniteau County (0.3% Asian), Howard County (0.3% Asian), and Morgan County (0.3% Asian). Cooper County is less Asian than neighboring Pettis County (0.7% Asian), and Saline County (0.8% Asian).

Cooper County's Hispanic Population

322 residents of Cooper County identify as Hispanic, or 1.9%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Cooper County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Missouri (4.9% Hispanic). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Cooper County is ranked #75 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Cooper County is less Hispanic than neighboring Moniteau County (5.6% Hispanic), Howard County (2% Hispanic), Morgan County (2.1% Hispanic), Pettis County (9.3% Hispanic), and Saline County (12.1% Hispanic).

Cooper County's Native American/Other Population

121 residents of Cooper County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Cooper County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Missouri (0.9% Native American/Other). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Cooper County is ranked #52 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Cooper County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Moniteau County (0.5% Native American/Other). Cooper County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Howard County (0.8% Native American/Other), Morgan County (0.8% Native American/Other), Pettis County (0.9% Native American/Other), and Saline County (3% Native American/Other).

Cooper County's Multiracial Population

943 residents of Cooper County identify as Multiracial, or 5.5%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Cooper County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Missouri (5% Multiracial). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Cooper County is ranked #15 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Cooper County is more Multiracial than neighboring Moniteau County (3.3% Multiracial), Howard County (4.6% Multiracial), Morgan County (4.3% Multiracial), Pettis County (5% Multiracial), and Saline County (4.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.