Population By Race and Ethnicity in Carter County, KY in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 27,042 population of Carter County, Kentucky comprised of 349 people who identified as Hispanic (1.29%), and 26,693 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carter County, Kentucky with a population of 26,455 (97.83%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 265 (0.98%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 167 (0.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carter County, Kentucky in 2018, with a population of 26,150 (96.7%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 305 (1.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 246 (0.91%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 167 0.62%
White Alone 26,455 97.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 72 0.27%
Asian Alone 75 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races 265 0.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Carter , KY in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 305 1.13%
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 160 0.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 26,150 96.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 64 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 68 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 246 0.91%