Population By Race and Ethnicity in Barren County, KY in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 44,185 population of Barren County, Kentucky comprised of 1,539 people who identified as Hispanic (3.48%), and 42,646 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Barren County, Kentucky with a population of 40,949 (92.68%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,825 (4.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 800 (1.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Barren County, Kentucky in 2019, with a population of 39,761 (89.99%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,744 (3.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,188 (2.69%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,825 4.13%
White Alone 40,949 92.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 157 0.36%
Asian Alone 370 0.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 84 0.19%
Two Or More Races 800 1.81%
Population By Ethnicity in Barren , KY in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 81 0.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,188 2.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 75 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 36 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 60 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 99 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,744 3.95%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 39,761 89.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 82 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 334 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 701 1.59%