Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, KY in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 21,530 population of Clay County, Kentucky comprised of 419 people who identified as Hispanic (1.95%), and 21,111 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.05%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Kentucky with a population of 20,347 (94.51%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 919 (4.27%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 192 (0.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Kentucky in 2012, with a population of 19,966 (92.74%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 893 (4.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 381 (1.77%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 919 4.27%
White Alone 20,347 94.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 36 0.17%
Asian Alone 31 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races 192 0.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , KY in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 26 0.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 381 1.77%
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 893 4.15%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,966 92.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 30 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 185 0.86%