Population By Race and Ethnicity in Knox County, KY in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 30,183 population of Knox County, Kentucky comprised of 454 people who identified as Hispanic (1.5%), and 29,729 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, Kentucky with a population of 29,187 (96.7%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 419 (1.39%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 346 (1.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 28,813 (95.46%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 379 (1.26%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 374 (1.24%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 346 1.15%
White Alone 29,187 96.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 96 0.32%
Asian Alone 124 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races 419 1.39%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 374 1.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 40 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 332 1.1%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 28,813 95.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 81 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 114 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 379 1.26%