Laurel County, KY Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 62.09K Laurel County, KY population, 29.53K had Unclassified ancestry (47.56%), 9.07K had American ancestry (14.61%), and 8.91K had Other Groups ancestry (14.34%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other Kentucky counties, and for Kentucky.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Laurel County, KY Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 29528 | 47.56 |
| American | 9070 | 14.61 |
| Other Groups | 8906 | 14.34 |
| English | 6484 | 10.44 |
| Irish | 5925 | 9.54 |
| German | 4591 | 7.39 |
| European | 719 | 1.16 |
| Scottish | 646 | 1.04 |
| Scotch Irish | 587 | 0.95 |
| French (except Basque) | 552 | 0.89 |
| Italian | 499 | 0.80 |
| Swiss | 347 | 0.56 |
| Polish | 267 | 0.43 |
| British | 252 | 0.41 |
| Dutch | 121 | 0.20 |
| Hungarian | 108 | 0.17 |
| Welsh | 104 | 0.17 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 62 | 0.10 |
| Swedish | 57 | 0.09 |
| Scandinavian | 40 | 0.06 |
| Austrian | 35 | 0.06 |
| Lithuanian | 32 | 0.05 |
| Czech | 30 | 0.05 |
| French Canadian | 29 | 0.05 |
| Belizean | 29 | 0.05 |
| Northern European | 28 | 0.05 |
| Portuguese | 25 | 0.04 |
| Subsaharan African | 24 | 0.04 |
| Norwegian | 23 | 0.04 |
| African | 21 | 0.03 |
| Jamaican | 17 | 0.03 |
| Dutch West Indian | 16 | 0.03 |
| Canadian | 13 | 0.02 |
| Croatian | 13 | 0.02 |
| Russian | 12 | 0.02 |
| Greek | 9 | 0.01 |
| Albania | 8 | 0.01 |
| Slovak | 7 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 6 | 0.01 |
| Somali | 3 | 0.01 |