Population By Race and Ethnicity in Knox County, KY in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 31,493 population of Knox County, Kentucky comprised of 290 people who identified as Hispanic (0.92%), and 31,203 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, Kentucky with a population of 30,657 (97.35%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 359 (1.14%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 304 (0.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Kentucky in 2012, with a population of 30,401 (96.53%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 357 (1.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 286 (0.91%).

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

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Population By Race in Knox , KY in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 359 1.14%
White Alone 30,657 97.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 78 0.25%
Asian Alone 84 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races 304 0.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , KY in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 256 0.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 18 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 357 1.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,401 96.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 69 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 82 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 286 0.91%