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Cole County, Missouri
8,123 Black residents · 10.5% of the county · ranked 9 of 115 in Missouri by Black population
In Cole County, Missouri, the 2020 Census counted 77,279 people, 8,123 of them Black alone. At 10.5%, Cole County's Black share stands against the state's 11.4% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 77,279 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,123 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 10.5% |
| Rank by Black population among Missouri counties | 9 of 115 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
In 2010 Cole County counted 8,512 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 8,123. The population declined by 4.6% across the decade, and the Black share in Cole County moved from 11.2% to 10.5%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The state's Black population of 699,840 is spread across 115 counties and county equivalents; Cole County holds 8,123 of it, rank 9 in the state's order. The county page for Cole County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Cole County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Cole County page is their frame: 77,279 residents, 8,123 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.