Population By Race and Ethnicity in Knox County, KY in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 31,326 population of Knox County, Kentucky comprised of 402 people who identified as Hispanic (1.28%), and 30,924 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, Kentucky with a population of 30,350 (96.88%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 387 (1.24%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 381 (1.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Kentucky in 2018, with a population of 30,008 (95.79%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 373 (1.19%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 356 (1.14%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 381 1.22%
White Alone 30,350 96.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 93 0.3%
Asian Alone 105 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races 387 1.24%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , KY in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 342 1.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 373 1.19%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,008 95.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 78 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 101 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 356 1.14%