Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson County, KY in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 12,980 population of Jackson County, Kentucky comprised of 103 people who identified as Hispanic (0.79%), and 12,877 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 12,744 (98.18%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 107 (0.82%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 70 (0.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, Kentucky in 2021, with a population of 12,656 (97.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 103 (0.79%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 88 (0.68%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 70 0.54%
White Alone 12,744 98.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 36 0.28%
Asian Alone 21 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 107 0.82%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , KY in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 88 0.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6 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 66 0.51%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 12,656 97.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 30 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 103 0.79%