Population By Race and Ethnicity in Carter, KY in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

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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Population By Race in Carter , KY in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 172 0.63%
White Alone 26,641 97.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 73 0.27%
Asian Alone 70 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races 252 0.93%
Population By Ethnicity in Carter , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 312 1.15%
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 19 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 165 0.61%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 26,329 96.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 233 0.86%