Population By Race and Ethnicity in Carter County, KY in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 26,366 population of Carter County, Kentucky comprised of 318 people who identified as Hispanic (1.21%), and 26,048 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.79%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carter County, Kentucky with a population of 25,705 (97.49%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 277 (1.05%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 216 (0.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carter County, Kentucky in 2023, with a population of 25,444 (96.5%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 261 (0.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 256 (0.97%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 216 0.82%
White Alone 25,705 97.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 78 0.3%
Asian Alone 81 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races 277 1.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Carter , KY in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 15 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 261 0.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 201 0.76%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,444 96.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 70 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 73 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 256 0.97%