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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 45,566 population of Henderson County, Kentucky comprised of 1,198 people who identified as Hispanic (2.63%), and 44,368 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Henderson County, Kentucky with a population of 40,367 (88.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,731 (8.19%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 994 (2.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Henderson County, Kentucky in 2018, with a population of 39,395 (86.46%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,649 (8.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 972 (2.13%).

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

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Population By Race in Henderson , KY in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,731 8.19%
White Alone 40,367 88.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 148 0.33%
Asian Alone 282 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 44 0.1%
Two Or More Races 994 2.18%
Population By Ethnicity in Henderson , KY in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 82 0.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 972 2.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 55 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 24 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 58 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,649 8.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 39,395 86.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 93 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 258 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 37 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 936 2.05%