Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, KY in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 20,312 population of Clay County, Kentucky comprised of 380 people who identified as Hispanic (1.87%), and 19,932 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.13%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Kentucky with a population of 19,221 (94.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 769 (3.79%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 234 (1.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 18,900 (93.05%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 737 (3.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 321 (1.58%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 769 3.79%
White Alone 19,221 94.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 43 0.21%
Asian Alone 39 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races 234 1.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 32 0.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 321 1.58%
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 19 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 737 3.63%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,900 93.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 40 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 215 1.06%