Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, KY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 20,264 population of Clay County, Kentucky comprised of 415 people who identified as Hispanic (2.05%), and 19,849 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Kentucky with a population of 19,181 (94.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 786 (3.88%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 211 (1.04%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 18,823 (92.89%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 758 (3.74%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 358 (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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 786 3.88%
White Alone 19,181 94.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 42 0.21%
Asian Alone 35 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.04%
Two Or More Races 211 1.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 28 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 358 1.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 758 3.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,823 92.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 39 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 190 0.94%