Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, KY in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 19,874 population of Clay County, Kentucky comprised of 421 people who identified as Hispanic (2.12%), and 19,453 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Kentucky with a population of 18,748 (94.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 795 (4%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 233 (1.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Kentucky in 2022, with a population of 18,400 (92.58%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 760 (3.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 348 (1.75%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 795 4%
White Alone 18,748 94.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 46 0.23%
Asian Alone 45 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.04%
Two Or More Races 233 1.17%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , KY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 35 0.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 348 1.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 760 3.82%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,400 92.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 211 1.06%