Population By Race and Ethnicity in Carter County, KY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 27,216 population of Carter County, Kentucky comprised of 356 people who identified as Hispanic (1.31%), and 26,860 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carter County, Kentucky with a population of 26,641 (97.89%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 252 (0.93%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 172 (0.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carter County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 26,329 (96.74%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 312 (1.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 233 (0.86%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Carter County, KY in 2017

Total Population:27,216

Non Hispanic (98.69%)

Hispanic (1.31%)

Race in Carter County, KY in 2017

Total Population:27,216

White Alone (97.89%)

Two or more races (0.93%)

Black or African American Alone (0.63%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.27%)

Asian Alone (0.26%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Carter County, KY in 2017

Total Population:27,216

Non-Hispanic White Alone (96.74%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.15%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.86%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.61%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.41%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.24%)

Population By Race in Carter , KY in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	26,641	97.89%
Two Or More Races	252	0.93%
Black or African American Alone	172	0.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	73	0.27%
Asian Alone	70	0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	8	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Carter , KY in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	26,329	96.74%
White Alone - Hispanic	312	1.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	233	0.86%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	165	0.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	65	0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	63	0.23%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	19	0.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	8	0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	7	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	7	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	5	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.01%