Population By Race and Ethnicity in Harlan County, KY in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 26,338 population of Harlan County, Kentucky comprised of 274 people who identified as Hispanic (1.04%), and 26,064 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Harlan County, Kentucky with a population of 25,300 (96.06%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 526 (2%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 322 (1.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Harlan County, Kentucky in 2018, with a population of 25,072 (95.19%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 515 (1.96%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 307 (1.17%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 526 2%
White Alone 25,300 96.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 63 0.24%
Asian Alone 106 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.08%
Two Or More Races 322 1.22%
Population By Ethnicity in Harlan , KY in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 228 0.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 15 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 515 1.96%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,072 95.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 54 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 104 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 307 1.17%