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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 26,607 population of Carter County, Kentucky comprised of 380 people who identified as Hispanic (1.43%), and 26,227 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carter County, Kentucky with a population of 25,980 (97.64%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 256 (0.96%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 208 (0.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carter County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 25,653 (96.41%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 327 (1.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 237 (0.89%).

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 208 0.78%
White Alone 25,980 97.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 77 0.29%
Asian Alone 80 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races 256 0.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Carter , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 327 1.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 12 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 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 198 0.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,653 96.41%
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 237 0.89%