Population By Race and Ethnicity in Carter County, KY in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 27,443 population of Carter County, Kentucky comprised of 338 people who identified as Hispanic (1.23%), and 27,105 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 26,896 (98.01%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 235 (0.86%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 168 (0.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carter County, Kentucky in 2015, with a population of 26,604 (96.94%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 292 (1.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 214 (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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 168 0.61%
White Alone 26,896 98.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 75 0.27%
Asian Alone 65 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 235 0.86%
Population By Ethnicity in Carter , KY in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 292 1.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 161 0.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 26,604 96.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 67 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 58 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 214 0.78%