Population By Race and Ethnicity in Knox County, KY in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 31,467 population of Knox County, Kentucky comprised of 353 people who identified as Hispanic (1.12%), and 31,114 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, Kentucky with a population of 30,547 (97.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 383 (1.22%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 348 (1.11%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Kentucky in 2015, with a population of 30,233 (96.08%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 379 (1.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 325 (1.03%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 383 1.22%
White Alone 30,547 97.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 82 0.26%
Asian Alone 97 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races 348 1.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , KY in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 314 1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 23 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 379 1.2%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,233 96.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 75 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 94 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 325 1.03%