Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, KY in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 21,602 population of Clay County, Kentucky comprised of 417 people who identified as Hispanic (1.93%), and 21,185 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Kentucky with a population of 20,431 (94.58%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 921 (4.26%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 184 (0.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Kentucky in 2011, with a population of 20,051 (92.82%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 896 (4.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 380 (1.76%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Clay, Kentucky.

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Population By Race in Clay , KY in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 921 4.26%
White Alone 20,431 94.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 35 0.16%
Asian Alone 26 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races 184 0.85%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , KY in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 25 0.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 380 1.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 896 4.15%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,051 92.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 25 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 177 0.82%