Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hancock County, KY in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 8,743 population of Hancock County, Kentucky comprised of 137 people who identified as Hispanic (1.57%), and 8,606 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hancock County, Kentucky with a population of 8,468 (96.86%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 112 (1.28%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 98 (1.12%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hancock County, Kentucky in 2016, with a population of 8,351 (95.52%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 117 (1.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 102 (1.17%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Hancock, Kentucky.

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Population By Race in Hancock , KY in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 112 1.28%
White Alone 8,468 96.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 29 0.33%
Asian Alone 35 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 98 1.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Hancock , KY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 117 1.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 102 1.17%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,351 95.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 97 1.11%