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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 13,418 population of Jackson County, Kentucky comprised of 119 people who identified as Hispanic (0.89%), and 13,299 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.11%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, Kentucky with a population of 13,243 (98.7%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 82 (0.61%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 45 (0.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 13,139 (97.92%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 104 (0.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 78 (0.58%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 45 0.34%
White Alone 13,243 98.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 29 0.22%
Asian Alone 17 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 82 0.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 104 0.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 0.05%
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 42 0.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 13,139 97.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 78 0.58%