Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, KY in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 20,986 population of Clay County, Kentucky comprised of 427 people who identified as Hispanic (2.04%), and 20,559 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.97%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Kentucky with a population of 19,809 (94.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 889 (4.24%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 211 (1%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Kentucky in 2015, with a population of 19,434 (92.61%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 859 (4.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 375 (1.79%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 889 4.24%
White Alone 19,809 94.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 36 0.17%
Asian Alone 31 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.05%
Two Or More Races 211 1%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , KY in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 30 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 375 1.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 859 4.09%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,434 92.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 29 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 197 0.94%