Population By Race and Ethnicity in Breathitt County, KY in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 13,164 population of Breathitt County, Kentucky comprised of 129 people who identified as Hispanic (0.98%), and 13,035 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Breathitt County, Kentucky with a population of 12,875 (97.81%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 114 (0.87%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 80 (0.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Breathitt County, Kentucky in 2016, with a population of 12,756 (96.9%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 119 (0.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 110 (0.84%).

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

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Population By Race in Breathitt , KY in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 64 0.49%
White Alone 12,875 97.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 17 0.13%
Asian Alone 80 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.11%
Two Or More Races 114 0.87%
Population By Ethnicity in Breathitt , KY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 119 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 62 0.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 12,756 96.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 79 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 110 0.84%