| Name | Bates County |
| State | Missouri |
| FIPS Code | 29013 |
| Timezone | Central Daylight Time (CDT) |
| Population (2022) | 17,003 |
| Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | -5.91% |
| Majority Ethnicity | White 95.51% |
| Public School Majority Ethnicity | White 94% |
| Partisan Voting Index | Strongly Republican:+27 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.6% |
| Race/Ethnicy | Percentage of Population (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 95.51% |
| African American | 1.45% |
| Hispanic | 2.15% |
| Asian | 0.23% |
| Native American | 0.61% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.05% |
| Race/Ethnicy | Percentage of Public School Students (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 93.9% |
| African American | 1.19% |
| Hispanic | 1.78% |
| Asian | 0.44% |
| Native American | 0.83% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.28% |