Population By Race and Ethnicity in Barren County, KY in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 44,071 population of Barren County, Kentucky comprised of 1,504 people who identified as Hispanic (3.41%), and 42,567 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Barren County, Kentucky with a population of 40,880 (92.76%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,817 (4.12%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 760 (1.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Barren County, Kentucky in 2018, with a population of 39,712 (90.11%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,746 (3.96%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,168 (2.65%).

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

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Population By Race in Barren , KY in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,817 4.12%
White Alone 40,880 92.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 155 0.35%
Asian Alone 376 0.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 83 0.19%
Two Or More Races 760 1.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Barren , KY in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 71 0.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,168 2.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 74 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 36 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 60 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 95 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,746 3.96%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 39,712 90.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 81 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 340 0.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 23 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 665 1.51%