Population By Race and Ethnicity in Harlan County, KY in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the 28,018 population of Harlan County, Kentucky comprised of 221 people who identified as Hispanic (0.79%), and 27,797 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.21%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Harlan County, Kentucky with a population of 26,916 (96.07%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 603 (2.15%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 314 (1.12%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Harlan County, Kentucky in 2014, with a population of 26,729 (95.4%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 596 (2.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 301 (1.07%).

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

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Population By Race in Harlan , KY in 2014
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 603 2.15%
White Alone 26,916 96.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 60 0.21%
Asian Alone 107 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.06%
Two Or More Races 314 1.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Harlan , KY in 2014
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 187 0.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 13 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 596 2.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 26,729 95.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 51 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 106 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 301 1.07%