Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bell County, KY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 26,865 population of Bell County, Kentucky comprised of 308 people who identified as Hispanic (1.15%), and 26,557 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bell County, Kentucky with a population of 25,556 (95.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 671 (2.5%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 444 (1.65%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bell County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 25,319 (94.25%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 649 (2.42%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 432 (1.61%).

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

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Population By Race in Bell , KY in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 671 2.5%
White Alone 25,556 95.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 63 0.24%
Asian Alone 101 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 30 0.11%
Two Or More Races 444 1.65%
Population By Ethnicity in Bell , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 22 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 237 0.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 26 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 649 2.42%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,319 94.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 55 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 98 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 432 1.61%