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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 8,786 population of Hancock County, Kentucky comprised of 144 people who identified as Hispanic (1.64%), and 8,642 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hancock County, Kentucky with a population of 8,512 (96.88%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 120 (1.37%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 93 (1.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hancock County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 8,389 (95.48%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 123 (1.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 109 (1.24%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 120 1.37%
White Alone 8,512 96.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 27 0.31%
Asian Alone 33 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 93 1.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Hancock , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 123 1.4%
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 109 1.24%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,389 95.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 92 1.05%