Holt County Demographics

A map of Holt County's Population by Race

Holt County, Missouri had a population of 4,223 in 2020. It was 94.5% White, 0.1% Black, 0.0% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic, 1.1% Native American/Other, and 2.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Holt County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Holt County is the 111th most populous county of the 115 counties in Missouri.

Holt County's White Population

3,992 residents of Holt County identify as White, or 94.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Holt County larger than the White share of the population of Missouri (75.8% White). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Holt County is ranked #9 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Holt County is more White than neighboring Doniphan County (88.1% White), Atchison County (93.9% White), Nodaway County (90.8% White), Andrew County (92.4% White), and Brown County (80.8% White).

Holt County's Black Population

4 residents of Holt County identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Holt County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Missouri (11.3% Black). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Holt County is ranked #111 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Holt County is less Black than neighboring Doniphan County (3.5% Black), Atchison County (0.4% Black), Nodaway County (1.7% Black), Andrew County (0.8% Black), and Brown County (1% Black).

Holt County's Asian Population

2 residents of Holt County identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Holt County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Missouri (2.1% Asian). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Holt County is ranked #110 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Holt County is less Asian than neighboring Doniphan County (0.4% Asian), Atchison County (0.1% Asian), Nodaway County (1.8% Asian), Andrew County (0.5% Asian), and Brown County (0.4% Asian).

Holt County's Hispanic Population

67 residents of Holt County identify as Hispanic, or 1.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Holt County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Missouri (4.9% Hispanic). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Holt County is ranked #94 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Holt County is more Hispanic than neighboring Atchison County (1.4% Hispanic). Holt County is less Hispanic than neighboring Doniphan County (2.7% Hispanic), Nodaway County (2% Hispanic), Andrew County (2.2% Hispanic), and Brown County (3.7% Hispanic).

Holt County's Native American/Other Population

48 residents of Holt County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.1%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Holt 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, Holt County is ranked #14 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Holt County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Atchison County (0.7% Native American/Other), Nodaway County (0.4% Native American/Other), and Andrew County (0.5% Native American/Other). Holt County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Doniphan County (1.5% Native American/Other), and Brown County (8.7% Native American/Other).

Holt County's Multiracial Population

110 residents of Holt County identify as Multiracial, or 2.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Holt County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Missouri (5% Multiracial). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Holt County is ranked #111 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Holt County is less Multiracial than neighboring Doniphan County (3.7% Multiracial), Atchison County (3.4% Multiracial), Nodaway County (3.3% Multiracial), Andrew County (3.7% Multiracial), and Brown County (5.3% Multiracial).

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