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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 13,351 population of Jackson County, Kentucky comprised of 106 people who identified as Hispanic (0.79%), and 13,245 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.21%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, Kentucky with a population of 13,169 (98.64%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 87 (0.65%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 40 (0.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, Kentucky in 2016, with a population of 13,083 (97.99%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 86 (0.64%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 83 (0.62%).

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

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Population By Race in Jackson , KY in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 40 0.3%
White Alone 13,169 98.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 37 0.28%
Asian Alone 16 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 87 0.65%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , KY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 86 0.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 12 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 37 0.28%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 13,083 97.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 25 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 83 0.62%