Population By Race and Ethnicity in Carter County, KY in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 27,633 population of Carter County, Kentucky comprised of 344 people who identified as Hispanic (1.25%), and 27,289 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.76%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carter County, Kentucky with a population of 27,101 (98.08%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 231 (0.84%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 165 (0.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carter County, Kentucky in 2012, with a population of 26,799 (96.98%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 302 (1.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 215 (0.78%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 165 0.6%
White Alone 27,101 98.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 75 0.27%
Asian Alone 55 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races 231 0.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Carter , KY in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 302 1.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 16 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 156 0.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 26,799 96.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 67 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 215 0.78%