Barren, Kentucky Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 44.49K population of Barren, KY residents comprised of 1.89K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (4.25%), and 42.60K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.75%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Barren, KY, with a population of 39.27K (88.28%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Barren, KY, with a population of 2.23K (5.01%). The Black or African American Alone population was the third largest racial group in Barren, KY, with a population of 1.72K (3.88%). The smallest racial group in Barren, KY was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 54 (0.12%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Barren, KY, with a population of 38.80K (87.23%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Barren, KY, with a population of 1.70K (3.82%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Barren, KY, with a population of 1.55K (3.49%). The smallest ethnic group in Barren, KY was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 1 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Barren, Kentucky from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Kentucky counties and also for the state of Kentucky.

Barren, KY Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Barren, KY Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Barren, KY Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Barren, KY Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 1724 3.88
White Alone 39270 88.28
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 147 0.33
Asian Alone 260 0.58
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 54 0.12
Some Other Race Alone 802 1.80
Two Or More Races 2228 5.01
Barren, KY Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 38804 87.23
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 1697 3.82
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 1554 3.49
Hispanic - Two or More Races 674 1.52
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 642 1.44
Hispanic - White Alone 466 1.05
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 255 0.57
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 160 0.36
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 74 0.17
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 73 0.16
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 53 0.12
Hispanic - Black Alone 27 0.06
Hispanic - Asian Alone 5 0.01
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 1 0.00