Population By Race and Ethnicity in Breathitt County, KY in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 13,546 population of Breathitt County, Kentucky comprised of 131 people who identified as Hispanic (0.97%), and 13,415 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Breathitt County, Kentucky with a population of 13,202 (97.46%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 149 (1.1%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 81 (0.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Breathitt County, Kentucky in 2021, with a population of 13,094 (96.66%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 142 (1.05%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 108 (0.8%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 69 0.51%
White Alone 13,202 97.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 26 0.19%
Asian Alone 81 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19 0.14%
Two Or More Races 149 1.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Breathitt , KY in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 108 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 13,094 96.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 77 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 142 1.05%