Worth County Demographics

A map of Worth County's Population by Race

Worth County, Missouri had a population of 1,973 in 2020. It was 95.6% White, 0.0% Black, 0.2% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 2.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Worth County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

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

Worth County's White Population

1,887 residents of Worth County identify as White, or 95.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Worth County larger than the White share of the population of Missouri (75.8% White). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Worth County is ranked #3 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Worth County is more White than neighboring Gentry County (95% White), Ringgold County (95.4% White), Taylor County (90% White), Harrison County (93.4% White), and Nodaway County (90.8% White).

Worth County's Black Population

0 residents of Worth County identify as Black, or 0.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Worth County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Missouri (11.3% Black). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Worth County is ranked #113 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Worth County is less Black than neighboring Gentry County (0.2% Black), Harrison County (0.4% Black), and Nodaway County (1.7% Black).

Worth County's Asian Population

4 residents of Worth County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Worth County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Missouri (2.1% Asian). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Worth County is ranked #90 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Worth County is more Asian than neighboring Gentry County (0.1% Asian). Worth County is less Asian than neighboring Taylor County (0.3% Asian), Harrison County (0.3% Asian), and Nodaway County (1.8% Asian).

Worth County's Hispanic Population

25 residents of Worth County identify as Hispanic, or 1.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Worth County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Missouri (4.9% Hispanic). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Worth County is ranked #107 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Worth County is less Hispanic than neighboring Gentry County (1.5% Hispanic), Ringgold County (1.5% Hispanic), Taylor County (6.8% Hispanic), Harrison County (2.1% Hispanic), and Nodaway County (2% Hispanic).

Worth County's Native American/Other Population

9 residents of Worth County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Worth 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, Worth County is ranked #90 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Worth County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Gentry County (0.3% Native American/Other), Ringgold County (0.2% Native American/Other), and Nodaway County (0.4% Native American/Other). Worth County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Taylor County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Worth County's Multiracial Population

48 residents of Worth County identify as Multiracial, or 2.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Worth County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Missouri (5% Multiracial). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Worth County is ranked #112 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Worth County is less Multiracial than neighboring Gentry County (2.9% Multiracial), Ringgold County (2.7% Multiracial), Harrison County (3.3% Multiracial), and Nodaway County (3.3% Multiracial).

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