Population By Race and Ethnicity in Laurel County, KY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 60,343 population of Laurel County, Kentucky comprised of 941 people who identified as Hispanic (1.56%), and 59,402 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurel County, Kentucky with a population of 58,580 (97.08%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 728 (1.21%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 445 (0.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurel County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 57,801 (95.79%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 779 (1.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 667 (1.11%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Laurel County, KY in 2017

Total Population:60,343

Non Hispanic (98.44%)

Hispanic (1.56%)

Race in Laurel County, KY in 2017

Total Population:60,343

White Alone (97.08%)

Two or more races (1.21%)

Black or African American Alone (0.74%)

Asian Alone (0.62%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.34%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Laurel County, KY in 2017

Total Population:60,343

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.79%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.29%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.11%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.68%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.6%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.53%)

Population By Race in Laurel , KY in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	58,580	97.08%
Two Or More Races	728	1.21%
Black or African American Alone	445	0.74%
Asian Alone	371	0.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	204	0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	15	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Laurel , KY in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	57,801	95.79%
White Alone - Hispanic	779	1.29%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	667	1.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	411	0.68%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	363	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	153	0.25%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	61	0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	51	0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	34	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	8	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	8	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	7	0.01%