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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 29,773 population of Knox County, Kentucky comprised of 380 people who identified as Hispanic (1.28%), and 29,393 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 28,716 (96.45%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 414 (1.39%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 402 (1.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Kentucky in 2022, with a population of 28,405 (95.41%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 404 (1.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 365 (1.23%).

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 414 1.39%
White Alone 28,716 96.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 97 0.33%
Asian Alone 131 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.04%
Two Or More Races 402 1.35%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , KY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 311 1.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 12 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 37 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 404 1.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 28,405 95.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 85 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 122 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 365 1.23%