Population By Race and Ethnicity in Carter County, KY in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 26,395 population of Carter County, Kentucky comprised of 397 people who identified as Hispanic (1.5%), and 25,998 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carter County, Kentucky with a population of 25,749 (97.55%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 269 (1.02%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 206 (0.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carter County, Kentucky in 2022, with a population of 25,408 (96.26%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 341 (1.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 247 (0.94%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 206 0.78%
White Alone 25,749 97.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 81 0.31%
Asian Alone 83 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.03%
Two Or More Races 269 1.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Carter , KY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 341 1.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 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 195 0.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,408 96.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 70 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 247 0.94%