At the 2010 census, Ripley County had a population of 14,100. The population density was 22.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was about 96.80% White, 0.35% African-American, 0.88% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.22% from some other race, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 1.01% of the population. | At the 2010 census, Ripley County had a population of 14,100. The population density was 22.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was about 96.80% White, 0.35% African-American, 0.88% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.22% from some other race, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 1.01% of the population. |