Population By Race and Ethnicity in Carter County, KY in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 26,609 population of Carter County, Kentucky comprised of 277 people who identified as Hispanic (1.04%), and 26,332 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carter County, Kentucky with a population of 25,978 (97.63%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 250 (0.94%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 222 (0.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carter County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 25,749 (96.77%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 232 (0.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 229 (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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 222 0.83%
White Alone 25,978 97.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 74 0.28%
Asian Alone 79 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races 250 0.94%
Population By Ethnicity in Carter , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 229 0.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 18 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 212 0.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,749 96.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 71 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 232 0.87%