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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 31,461 population of Knox County, Kentucky comprised of 377 people who identified as Hispanic (1.2%), and 31,084 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.8%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, Kentucky with a population of 30,500 (96.95%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 390 (1.24%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 369 (1.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 30,174 (95.91%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 384 (1.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 344 (1.09%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 390 1.24%
White Alone 30,500 96.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 86 0.27%
Asian Alone 106 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races 369 1.17%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 326 1.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 25 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 384 1.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,174 95.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 72 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 102 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 344 1.09%