According to the 2010 census, the racial composition of Kansas City was as follows:
White: 59.2% (non-Hispanic white: 54.9%)
Black or African American: 29.9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 10.0%
Some other race: 4.5% (primarily Latino)
Two or more races: 3.2%
Asian: 2.5%
Native American: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
Kansas City has the second largest Sudanese and Somali populations in the United States.
The Latino/Hispanic population of Kansas City, which is heavily Mexican and Central American, is spread throughout the metropolitan area, with some concentration in the northeast part of the city and southwest of downtown.
The Asian population, mostly Southeast Asian, is partly concentrated within the northeast side to the Columbus Park neighborhood in the Greater Downtown area, a historically Italian American neighborhood, the UMKC area and in River Market, in northern Kansas City.

The Historic Kansas City boundary is roughly 58 square miles (150 km²) and has a population density of about 5,000 people per sq.
mi.
It runs from the Missouri River to the north, 79th Street to the south, the Blue River to the east, and State Line Road to the west.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Kansas City annexed large amounts of land, which are largely undeveloped to this day.

Between the 2000 and 2010 Census counts, the urban core of Kansas City continued to drop significantly in population.
The areas of Greater Downtown in the center city, and sections near I-435 and I-470 in the south, and Highway 152 in the north are the only areas of Kansas City, Missouri, to have seen an increase in population, with the Northland seeing the greatest population growth.
Even so, the population of Kansas City as a whole from 2000 to 2010 increased by 4.1%.
According to the 2010 census, the racial composition of Kansas City was as follows:
White: 59.2% (non-Hispanic white: 54.9%)
Black or African American: 29.9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 10.0%
Some other race: 4.5% (primarily Latino)
Two or more races: 3.2%
Asian: 2.5%
Native American: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
Kansas City has the second largest Sudanese and Somali populations in the United States. The Latino/Hispanic population of Kansas City, which is heavily Mexican and Central American, is spread throughout the metropolitan area, with some concentration in the northeast part of the city and southwest of downtown. The Asian population, mostly Southeast Asian, is partly concentrated within the northeast side to the Columbus Park neighborhood in the Greater Downtown area, a historically Italian American neighborhood, the UMKC area and in River Market, in northern Kansas City.
The Historic Kansas City boundary is roughly 58 square miles (150 km²) and has a population density of about 5,000 people per sq. mi. It runs from the Missouri River to the north, 79th Street to the south, the Blue River to the east, and State Line Road to the west. During the 1960s and 1970s, Kansas City annexed large amounts of land, which are largely undeveloped to this day.
Between the 2000 and 2010 Census counts, the urban core of Kansas City continued to drop significantly in population. The areas of Greater Downtown in the center city, and sections near I-435 and I-470 in the south, and Highway 152 in the north are the only areas of Kansas City, Missouri, to have seen an increase in population, with the Northland seeing the greatest population growth. Even so, the population of Kansas City as a whole from 2000 to 2010 increased by 4.1%.
Kansas City, Missouri