Population By Race and Ethnicity in Carter County, KY in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 26,766 population of Carter County, Kentucky comprised of 369 people who identified as Hispanic (1.38%), and 26,397 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.62%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carter County, Kentucky with a population of 26,164 (97.75%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 266 (0.99%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 187 (0.7%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carter County, Kentucky in 2019, with a population of 25,845 (96.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 319 (1.19%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 244 (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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 187 0.7%
White Alone 26,164 97.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 72 0.27%
Asian Alone 71 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races 266 0.99%
Population By Ethnicity in Carter , KY in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 319 1.19%
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 22 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 177 0.66%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,845 96.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 64 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 64 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 244 0.91%