Population By Race and Ethnicity in Knox County, KY in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 29,791 population of Knox County, Kentucky comprised of 470 people who identified as Hispanic (1.58%), and 29,321 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, Kentucky with a population of 28,791 (96.64%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 400 (1.34%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 366 (1.23%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Kentucky in 2022, with a population of 28,397 (95.32%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 394 (1.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 361 (1.21%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 366 1.23%
White Alone 28,791 96.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 96 0.32%
Asian Alone 127 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races 400 1.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , KY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 13 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 394 1.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 13 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 39 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 353 1.19%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 28,397 95.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 83 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 117 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 361 1.21%