Population By Race and Ethnicity in Laurel, KY in 2016

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 60,080 population of Laurel County, Kentucky comprised of 887 people who identified as Hispanic (1.48%), and 59,193 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurel County, Kentucky with a population of 58,387 (97.18%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 685 (1.14%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 427 (0.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurel County, Kentucky in 2016, with a population of 57,645 (95.95%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 742 (1.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 633 (1.05%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Laurel, Kentucky.

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Population By Race in Laurel , KY in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 427 0.71%
White Alone 58,387 97.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 198 0.33%
Asian Alone 368 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.03%
Two Or More Races 685 1.14%
Population By Ethnicity in Laurel , KY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 28 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 742 1.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 48 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 52 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 399 0.66%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 57,645 95.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 150 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 359 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 633 1.05%