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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 131,151 population of Boone County, Kentucky comprised of 5,478 people who identified as Hispanic (4.18%), and 125,673 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Boone County, Kentucky with a population of 119,970 (91.48%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,590 (3.5%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,462 (2.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Boone County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 115,125 (87.78%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,845 (3.69%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,381 (3.34%).

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

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Population By Race in Boone , KY in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,590 3.5%
White Alone 119,970 91.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 292 0.22%
Asian Alone 3,462 2.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 192 0.15%
Two Or More Races 2,645 2.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Boone , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 209 0.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,845 3.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 120 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 62 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 35 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 207 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,381 3.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 115,125 87.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 172 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,400 2.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 157 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,438 1.86%