Population By Race and Ethnicity in Breathitt County, KY in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 13,693 population of Breathitt County, Kentucky comprised of 124 people who identified as Hispanic (0.91%), and 13,569 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.09%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Breathitt County, Kentucky with a population of 13,365 (97.61%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 140 (1.02%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 74 (0.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Breathitt County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 13,261 (96.85%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 135 (0.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 104 (0.76%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 69 0.5%
White Alone 13,365 97.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 26 0.19%
Asian Alone 74 0.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19 0.14%
Two Or More Races 140 1.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Breathitt , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 104 0.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.46%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 13,261 96.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 71 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 135 0.99%