Stone County Demographics

A map of Stone County's Population by Race

Stone County, Missouri had a population of 31,076 in 2020. It was 91.1% White, 0.3% Black, 0.4% Asian, 2.5% Hispanic, 1.0% Native American/Other, and 4.8% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Stone County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Stone County is the 37th most populous county of the 115 counties in Missouri.

Stone County's White Population

28,296 residents of Stone County identify as White, or 91.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Stone County larger than the White share of the population of Missouri (75.8% White). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Stone County is ranked #54 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Stone County is more White than neighboring Christian County (88.8% White), Barry County (81.2% White), Carroll County (74.9% White), Taney County (82.9% White), and Lawrence County (85.3% White).

Stone County's Black Population

79 residents of Stone County identify as Black, or 0.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Stone County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Missouri (11.3% Black). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Stone County is ranked #101 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Stone County is less Black than neighboring Christian County (0.7% Black), Taney County (1.5% Black), and Lawrence County (0.4% Black).

Stone County's Asian Population

115 residents of Stone County identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Stone County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Missouri (2.1% Asian). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Stone County is ranked #58 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Stone County is less Asian than neighboring Christian County (0.7% Asian), Barry County (2.3% Asian), Carroll County (2% Asian), and Taney County (1.1% Asian).

Stone County's Hispanic Population

782 residents of Stone County identify as Hispanic, or 2.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Stone County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Missouri (4.9% Hispanic). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Stone County is ranked #39 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Stone County is less Hispanic than neighboring Christian County (3.4% Hispanic), Barry County (9.7% Hispanic), Carroll County (15.2% Hispanic), Taney County (7.7% Hispanic), and Lawrence County (7.9% Hispanic).

Stone County's Native American/Other Population

319 residents of Stone County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.0%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Stone 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, Stone County is ranked #18 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Stone County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Christian County (0.9% Native American/Other). Stone County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Barry County (1.4% Native American/Other), Carroll County (2.8% Native American/Other), Taney County (1.4% Native American/Other), and Lawrence County (1.2% Native American/Other).

Stone County's Multiracial Population

1,485 residents of Stone County identify as Multiracial, or 4.8%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Stone County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Missouri (5% Multiracial). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Stone County is ranked #51 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Stone County is less Multiracial than neighboring Christian County (5.6% Multiracial), Barry County (5.1% Multiracial), Taney County (5.4% Multiracial), and Lawrence County (4.9% Multiracial).

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