Population By Race and Ethnicity in Carter County, KY in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 27,621 population of Carter County, Kentucky comprised of 341 people who identified as Hispanic (1.24%), and 27,280 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carter County, Kentucky with a population of 27,119 (98.18%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 220 (0.8%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 155 (0.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carter County, Kentucky in 2011, with a population of 26,816 (97.09%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 303 (1.1%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 205 (0.74%).

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

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Population By Race in Carter , KY in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 155 0.56%
White Alone 27,119 98.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 67 0.24%
Asian Alone 54 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races 220 0.8%
Population By Ethnicity in Carter , KY in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 303 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 15 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 146 0.53%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 26,816 97.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 62 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 205 0.74%